Sarah Heath
Instructor III
Matthew Samyn
Department:
Criminal Justice
Fields:
- Crime and criminology
- Evaluation
- Youth
Areas of Expertise:
- Bail courts
- Evaluation
- Justice policy
- Parole legislation
- Participatory evaluation and research
- Research methods
- Youth inclusion
Languages Spoken:
- English
Available To:
- Discuss research with industry, government, and others
About:
Sarah Heath holds a PhD in Education with a specialization in program evaluation from the University of Ottawa. Her dissertation focused on the involvement of youth in collaborative program evaluation, and she teaches in the areas of research methods, ethics, and program evaluation.
Dr. Heath is the Principal Investigator on Communication Intermediaries in the Canadian Criminal Justice system: A scoping review, which is being conducted in partnership with Communication Access to Justice and is funded by SSHRC. She is also the recipient of an experiential learning grant funded by Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada) to engage criminal justice placement students in online training in program evaluation. Dr. Heath has collaborated with the RCMP and Toba Centre for Children and Youth in data analysis and evaluation.
Prior to joining the University of Winnipeg, Dr. Heath conducted research and evaluation in the field of criminal justice as a Public Servant at Public Safety Canada, Correctional Service Canada and the Department of Justice. She has also collaborated on research and evaluation projects with The eQuality Project, St. Leonard’s Society of Canada, and the University of Ottawa Centre for Research on Education and Community Services.
Research Expert