University of Guelph-Humber

Ajay Sharma has been teaching at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2019. He has been a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph since 2010.  Sharma has taught a broad range of courses in Canadian Law, Politics and Environmental Policy. His research focuses on environmental governance and law. More specifically, he focuses on why cities implement climate change policy. It is an important question because there is no tangible evidence their contributions lead to meaningful GHG reductions. So why do it? Sharma has spoken on this area at conferences in North America and provides advice to politicians and policymakers. His main passion outside of teaching is advocating for the Special Needs Community, specifically children aged 5-18. Sharma meets with politicians and bureaucrats and explain why the Government of Ontario needs to change its policies on education, rehabilitation and therapy for this vulnerable group of individuals and their families.

Jasdeep (Jessy) Singh has been teaching at the University of Guelph-Humber since 2011. Singh has worked in a number of position within the justice sector that include roles with the Toronto District School Board, York Regional Police, Humber College, Toronto Police Service, and the City of Toronto. He is currently a Policy and Research Consultant for the City of Toronto in the Community Safety and Wellbeing Unit. Singh was born and raised in Toronto and is passionate about helping improve community safety and the delivery of policing services to Torontonians.

Dr. Ron Stansfield has been teaching at the University of Guelph Humber since 2003. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph. Dr. Stansfield was the original Program Head of the Justice Studies Program and a founding member of the University. Prior to joining the University of Guelph, he was a faculty member at Humber College for 17 years. Before becoming an academic, Dr. Stansfield was a Peel Regional Police Officer, Ontario Human Rights Officer and a Probation and Parole Officer for Ontario. He received the Professor of the Year Award in 2005, Faculty Appreciation Award in 2008 and the Faculty Mentoring Award in 2017. His research interests include policing, capital punishment, and Contact Theory.