publications

I have published multiple articles focusing on a range of topics, including domestic violence, violence against Immigrant women, “honour”-based crimes, forced marriages, policing, revictimization, “culture” talk, constructive grounded theory, vignettes in qualitative research, and community service-learning.

My work is published in the Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, Engaged Scholar Journal, International Journal of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, International Journal of Criminal Justice Science, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminologyand Victim and Offenders.

Other co-authored research on domestic violence and COVID-19 is published in the Journal of Family Violence and Archives of Sexual Behavior.

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (* denotes graduate student):

Slakoff, C.D., Aujla, W., Moton, L., & Merken, S. (2024). “‘There are Not Enough Lawyers, and There are Not Enough Financial Resources’: Canadian and American Intimate Partner Violence Service Providers’ Perspectives for Better Supporting Immigrant Women Survivors.” Crime and Delinquency. Special Issue on Gender-Based Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/001112872412481

Moton, L.N, Merken, S., Slakoff, C.D., Aujla, W. (2024). “Trans-Neutrality in Intimate Partner Violence Service Provision in the USA and Canada.” Critical Criminology. Special Issue: Queer Victimology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-024-09748-6

Grekul, J., *Robinson, J., Aujla, W. (2023). “Adapting Criminology Field Placements during a Global Pandemic: Communication, Flexibility, and Contingency Plans in Experiential Learning.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2023.2231062

Merken, S., Slakoff, C. D., Aujla, W., & *Moton, L. (2023). “Navigating Biases and Distrust of Systems: American and Canadian Intimate Partner Violence Service Providers’ Experiences with Trans and Immigrant Women Clients.” Victim & Offenders: An International Journal of Evidence-Based Research, Policy, and Practice, Special Issue: Vulnerable Victimizations, 18(1), 141-168. https://doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2022.2136319

Aujla, W. (2021). “Policing Perspectives Concerning Confusion and Uncertainty in Policing Practices with “Honour”-Based Crimes and Forced Marriages.” Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, 10(2), 1-39. https://www.qualitativecriminology.com/pub/v10i2-p1/release/1

Aujla, W. (2021). “‘It Was Like Sugar-Coated Words’: Revictimization When South Asian Immigrant Women Disclose Domestic Violence.” Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 36(2), 182–203. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886109920916038

Aujla, W. (2021). Police Understandings of and Responses to a Complex Vignette of “Honour”-Based Crime and Forced Marriage. International Journal of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, 12(1), 93–123. https://doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs121202120085

Aujla, W. (2020). Using a Vignette in Qualitative Research to Explore Police Perspectives of a Sensitive Topic: “Honor”-Based Crimes and Forced Marriages. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 19, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406919898352

Aujla, W., & Hamm, Z. (2018). “Establishing the Roots of Community Service-Learning in Canada: Advocating for a Community First Approach” in Special Issue, Engaged Scholar Journal, 4(1), 19-37. https://esj.usask.ca/index.php/esj/article/view/61581

Grekul, J., Aujla, W., Aylsworth, L., Eklics, G., Manca, T., and York A. E. (2018). “Community Service Learning in a Large Sociology Class: Reflections on the Instructional Experience” in Special Issue, Engaged Scholar Journal, 4(1), 61-78. https://esj.usask.ca/index.php/esj/article/view/61583

Aujla, W., & Gill, A. (2014). Conceptualizing ‘Honour’ Killings in Canada: An extreme form of domestic violence? International Journal of Criminal Justice Science, 9(1), 153-166. https://ijcjs.com/menu-script/index.php/ijcjs/article/view/160/102

Commentaries in Peer Reviewed Journals:

Moffitt, P., Aujla, W., Giesbrecht, J. C., Grant, I., Straatman, Anna-Lee. (2020). Commentary: Intimate Partner Violence and COVID-19 in Rural, Remote, and Northern Canada: Relationship, Vulnerability and Risk. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00212-x

Slakoff, D.C., Aujla, W., & PenzeyMoog, E. (2020). The Role of Service Providers, Technology, and Mass Media When Home Isn't Safe for Intimate Partner Violence Victims: Best Practices and Recommendations in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49, 2779–2788. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01820-w

Book Chapters (* denotes invited):

Merken, S., Slakoff, C. D., Aujla, W., & Moton, L. (2024). “Chapter 8: Navigating Biases and Distrust of Systems: American and Canadian Intimate Partner Violence Service Providers’ Experiences with Trans and Immigrant Women Clients” in Vulnerable Victimizations, Co-Edited by Mulvey, P., & Clevenger, S., Routledge. Forthcoming Reprint.

*Aujla, W., Dawson, M., Giesbrecht, J. C., MacGregor, N., & Nourpanah, S. (2023). “Chapter 15: Femicide in Canada” in The Routledge International Handbook on Femicide and Feminicide, Co-Edited by Dawson, M. & Mobayed., S. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-International-Handbook-on-Femicide-and-Feminicide/Dawson-Vega/p/book/9781032064390

Book Reviews (* denotes invited):

*Aujla, W. (2021). Review of “Hiding in Plain Sight: Immigrant Women and Domestic Violence.” Canadian Journal of Sociology, 46(1), 89-92. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/cjs/index.php/CJS/article/view/29793/21544%20s

*Aujla, W. (2017). Review of “The Colours of the Chameleon: Exploratory Research into the Involvement of Police Officers in Honour-Related Conflicts.” Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books. http://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/the-colours-of-the-chameleon-exploratory-research-into-the-involvement-of-police-officers-in-honour-related-conflicts/

Aujla, W. (2015). Review of “‘Honour’ Killing and Violence: Theory, Policy & Practice.” Journal of International Women's Studies, 16(3), 335-337. https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol16/iss3/24/

Conference Proceedings:

Aujla, W. (2010). “Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women’s Access to Services in Edmonton, Alberta.” Publication in Kohm, Steven and Michael Weinrath (eds.) The Annual Review of Interdisciplinary Justice Research, Vol. 1 (Fall) 2010. Centre For Interdisciplinary Justice Studies (CIJS) University of Winnipeg. http://ijr.uwinnipeg.ca/index.php/ijr/article/view/7

Research Reports:

Aujla, W. (2018). Early Intervention and Prevention of Family Violence in Ethno-Cultural Communities: On a 24-Hour Clock. Learning Summary. Edmonton, AB. Ethno-Cultural Family Violence Committee (EFVC).

Fuller, A., Kowal, S., Alsumait, A., & Aujla, W. (2012). Elimination of Harmful Cultural Practices: A Community Centered Approach for Education and Action from Status of Women Canada, University of Alberta.

Creative Works:

Aujla, W. (2020). Coronavirus: Finding Yeast during a Pandemic Can Lead to Old Memories and Reconnection. Stories of Change – Stories of the Pandemic, University of Alberta. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f8dpvuyv_O74ZjVq4NMfy-XMB2Odv8D2/view