UdeM creates research position to study sexual violence
New research chair to study sexual violence, prevention and intervention.
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L’Université de Moncton has created a research position to study sexual violence and how to prevent it.
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UdeM said in a news release earlier this week there will be a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in sexual violence, prevention and intervention. The position will be held by Madeline Lamboley, a professor of sociology and criminology.
The Canada Research Chairs program is a federal initiative that allows institutions to attract and retain “accomplished and promising researchers.” Tier 1 Chairs are held by researchers who are recognized by their peers as world leaders in their field, while Tier 2 Chairs are held by outstanding emerging researchers who are recognized by their peers as having the potential to become leaders in their field.
The sexual violence research chair will be funded at $500,000 over five years, or $100,000 per year. The university said since this is Lamboley’s first term in the position, an annual research allowance of $20,000 will be paid for an additional $100,000.
Lamboley was hired in 2017 to teach at the university. She said the subject of sexual violence has come up in other areas of research she has done during her career.
She and some of her colleagues brought up the idea of creating the Canada Research Chair position, and she fit the criteria to apply for the position.
“The need was there,” she said “It’s a subject of Public Health. It’s very interesting to further develop [research] to better prevent it and intervene.”
Some of the areas that will be covered in the research will be a comprehension of what sexual violence is and how it is defined in the Criminal Code of Canada, defense of rights and social justice, sexual violence against men and boys, public awareness, intervention and prevention.
Researchers will also be looking at how sexual violence impacts different populations, such as Indigenous, immigrants, people with disabilities, people in the LGBTQ community, and linguistic minorities like francophones.
“We really want to analyze different realities, different particular environments affected by sexual violence,” she said.
Lamboley said she will not be doing all the research herself. She will be working with other researchers already doing work on the topic, as well as students from the university.
The goal is to have an influence in policy creation and access to justice, as well as participate in the development of tools centred on the needs of victims and professionals working on the ground. Lamboley hopes the research will impact not only what is happening in New Brunswick, but nationally and globally.
“That’s what it is important to have this chair in New Brunswick and Canada,” she said.
In addition, UdeM announced the Canada Research Chair in Mitochondrial Signalling and Pathophysiology, held by Étienne Hébert Chatelain, Professor in the Department of Biology, will be renewed for a second five-year term with a total contribution of $500,000. The research chair studies the role of mitochondrial kinases in the development of various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, with the goal of developing new diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
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