Wendy Aujla
Biographic Data
| ID | 4076608 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wendy Aujla |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wendy |
| FAMILY NAME | Aujla |
| SIGNATURE | AUJLA W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1864-490X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
“There Are Not Enough Lawyers, and There Are Not Enough Financial Resources”
Immigrant women are at a high risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) and experience many challenges to help-seeking. Currently, little is known about IPV service providers’ perspectives for better supporting immigrant women within their agencies. Drawing on an intersectional framework, constructivist grounded theory (CGT) with a modified written vignette technique was employed. Online surveys were used to gather service providers’ perspectives o…
Adapting Criminology Field Placements during a Global Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world in ways never imagined. Post-secondary education was no exception. When post-secondary educational institutions switched to online teaching almost overnight, experiential learning programs scrambled to adjust. Research conducted during the pandemic reports on the importance of contingency plans for crises, flexibility, and creativity to ensure students completed their experiential learning terms. Drawing o…
Trans-Neutrality in Intimate Partner Violence Service Provision in the USA and Canada
Intimate Partner Violence and Covid-19 in Rural, Remote, and Northern Canada
In rural, remote, and northern parts of Canada, the pre-existing vulnerability and risk for intimate partner violence has been exacerbated by COVID-19. The purpose of this commentary is to identify the unique impact of COVID-19 on intimate partner violence both in terms of the bearing on those experiencing abuse and on the service sector in rural, remote and northern communities where the rates of intimate partner violence and intimate partner fe…
Police Understandings of and Responses to a Complex Vignette of “Honour”-Based Crime and Forced Marriage
Police understandings of honour-based crimes (HBCs) and forced marriages (FMs) vary in terms of an individual officer’s level of expertise, knowledge, and experience in handling such situations. This study applied constructivist grounded theory approaches to analyze individual interviews with 32 police officers and 14 civilians in police agencies operating in urban and rural settings in Alberta, Canada. Specifically, this paper seeks to answer ho…
Chan, Wendy, Hiding in Plain Sight
Book review
It Was Like Sugar-Coated Words”
This qualitative study explores South Asian immigrant women’s experiences of domestic violence, their views on help-seeking, and access to informal or formal sources of supports. Drawing from grounded theory approaches, this article focuses on one major theme, revictimization, which provides insights into the mistreatment and experiences of seven women who encountered challenges when disclosing abuse. Through an intersectional lens, this article …
The Role of Service Providers, Technology, and Mass Media When Home Isn't Safe for Intimate Partner Violence Victims
Using a Vignette in Qualitative Research to Explore Police Perspectives of a Sensitive Topic
This article examines how a vignette presented to participants during qualitative research interviews was successful in gathering information on the perceptions of 32 police officers and 14 civilians regarding 'honor'-based crimes and forced marriages within the context of domestic violence. To my knowledge, this is one of the first methodological papers that presents the process of using a vignette with police on such a sensitive topic. This art…
Using a Vignette in Qualitative Research to Explore Police Perspectives of a Sensitive Topic
This article examines how a vignette presented to participants during qualitative research interviews was successful in gathering information on the perceptions of 32 police officers and 14 civilians regarding 'honor'-based crimes and forced marriages within the context of domestic violence. To my knowledge, this is one of the first methodological papers that presents the process of using a vignette with police on such a sensitive topic. This art…
The Role of Service Providers, Technology, and Mass Media When Home Isn't Safe for Intimate Partner Violence Victims
It Was Like Sugar-Coated Words”
This qualitative study explores South Asian immigrant women’s experiences of domestic violence, their views on help-seeking, and access to informal or formal sources of supports. Drawing from grounded theory approaches, this article focuses on one major theme, revictimization, which provides insights into the mistreatment and experiences of seven women who encountered challenges when disclosing abuse. Through an intersectional lens, this article …
It Was Like Sugar-Coated Words”
This qualitative study explores South Asian immigrant women’s experiences of domestic violence, their views on help-seeking, and access to informal or formal sources of supports. Drawing from grounded theory approaches, this article focuses on one major theme, revictimization, which provides insights into the mistreatment and experiences of seven women who encountered challenges when disclosing abuse. Through an intersectional lens, this article …
The Role of Service Providers, Technology, and Mass Media When Home Isn't Safe for Intimate Partner Violence Victims
Using a Vignette in Qualitative Research to Explore Police Perspectives of a Sensitive Topic
This article examines how a vignette presented to participants during qualitative research interviews was successful in gathering information on the perceptions of 32 police officers and 14 civilians regarding 'honor'-based crimes and forced marriages within the context of domestic violence. To my knowledge, this is one of the first methodological papers that presents the process of using a vignette with police on such a sensitive topic. This art…
Police Understandings of and Responses to a Complex Vignette of “Honour”-Based Crime and Forced Marriage
Police understandings of honour-based crimes (HBCs) and forced marriages (FMs) vary in terms of an individual officer’s level of expertise, knowledge, and experience in handling such situations. This study applied constructivist grounded theory approaches to analyze individual interviews with 32 police officers and 14 civilians in police agencies operating in urban and rural settings in Alberta, Canada. Specifically, this paper seeks to answer ho…
Chan, Wendy, Hiding in Plain Sight
Book review
Intimate Partner Violence and Covid-19 in Rural, Remote, and Northern Canada
In rural, remote, and northern parts of Canada, the pre-existing vulnerability and risk for intimate partner violence has been exacerbated by COVID-19. The purpose of this commentary is to identify the unique impact of COVID-19 on intimate partner violence both in terms of the bearing on those experiencing abuse and on the service sector in rural, remote and northern communities where the rates of intimate partner violence and intimate partner fe…
Adapting Criminology Field Placements during a Global Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the world in ways never imagined. Post-secondary education was no exception. When post-secondary educational institutions switched to online teaching almost overnight, experiential learning programs scrambled to adjust. Research conducted during the pandemic reports on the importance of contingency plans for crises, flexibility, and creativity to ensure students completed their experiential learning terms. Drawing o…
Trans-Neutrality in Intimate Partner Violence Service Provision in the USA and Canada
“There Are Not Enough Lawyers, and There Are Not Enough Financial Resources”
Immigrant women are at a high risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) and experience many challenges to help-seeking. Currently, little is known about IPV service providers’ perspectives for better supporting immigrant women within their agencies. Drawing on an intersectional framework, constructivist grounded theory (CGT) with a modified written vignette technique was employed. Online surveys were used to gather service providers’ perspectives o…
Criminology (7 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Domestic violence (5 works) · Poison control (5 works) · Service provider (5 works) · Sociology (5 works)