George Sheppard
PhD Student
Research Interests
Prisoner community re-entry: Obstacles and barriers, as they pertain to securing work and housing.
Contact Information
Social Media
Twitter URL: https://twitter.com/@ShepGeo
Areas of Expertise
Criminology, criminal justice reform, deviance, social inequality.
Co-Supervisors: Dr. Scott Kenney and Dr. Sulaimon Giwa
Personal Profile
George Sheppard is currently a PhD student in Sociology. His areas of focus are criminology, prisoner re-entry, rehabilitation, and factors impacting successful reintegration. After a career in the public school system, George completed his MA in Sociology at MUNL in August 2021. His MA research focussed on understanding suicide behaviours among correctional workers in Manitoba. He also holds a Masters degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Aberdeen, and a BA (Political Science and History) and a B.Ed degree from MUNL.
Affiliations
Canadian Sociology Association
Research Highlights
Publications:
Book Review of “Male, Failed, Jailed: Masculinities and Revolving Door Imprisonment in UK” by David Maguire. Co-authored by L. George Sheppard and Rosemary Ricciardelli; published in Punishment and Society, 2021.
“The Holocaust and Education” published in “The Holocaust’s Ghost, F.C. Decoste and B. Schwartz, eds. University of Alberta Press, 2000, 552-555.