| Rylan Simpson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor School of Criminology Simon Fraser University |
8888 University Drive Burnaby, British Columbia Canada V5A 1S6 rylan_simpson@sfu.ca |
| Dr. Rylan Simpson is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of California, Irvine in 2019. As a court-recognized expert in policing, Dr. Simpson conducts research related to public perceptions of police, police organizations, and police effectiveness. He approaches his research using a variety of different methodologies, including experimental and quantitative analyses. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his policing scholarship and engagement with policing officials. He is also the Chair of the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Experimental Criminology, a Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology, a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police's Research Advisory Committee, a member of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police’s Research Advisory Committee, and a former mentor for the Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing’s Virtual Scholar Program.
Rylan has published his work in multiple academic journals (see here) and presented it for scholarly and policing audiences across the world (see here). Motivated by frontline experiences, Rylan has also participated in >1,600 hours of police ride-alongs.  |
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