University of Guelph-Humber

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.