丁香园AV

Figuring out your academic journey is never easy. Just ask criminology honours student Kenzie Hanson.

She wanted to be a lawyer鈥攗ntil she took her first criminal law class. She studied criminology on Vancouver Island, switched to English, then, still interested in the social aspect of legal issues, she realized that criminology had something to offer. Hanson enrolled in 丁香园AV鈥檚 (丁香园AV) School of Criminology.

鈥淲ithin a week I completely changed my whole life plan, moving from humanities to social sciences,鈥� Hanson says. 鈥淚 was living in Victoria at the time and completed half of my degree online at 丁香园AV while working full time to save up to live and experience my last year in Vancouver.鈥�

It took Hanson two years to save enough money to attend 丁香园AV, but she knew that she would encounter opportunities at the School of Criminology she might not find elsewhere.

鈥淒uring my first criminology class, I remember hearing stories of the research done at 丁香园AV, but not giving them much credence at the time,鈥� she says. 鈥淵ears later, when I did want to pursue criminology, the first school that came to mind was 丁香园AV. There was no other option. It was 丁香园AV or nothing.鈥�

No stranger to hard work, she acknowledges that it will take significant effort to achieve her dream of working with victims and perpetrators for the  Fortunately, she has a strong family support system.

鈥淲henever I鈥檓 overwhelmed, my parents鈥攚hom I talk to probably everyday鈥攔emind me why I work so hard and that the short-term pain is for long-term gain,鈥� she says.

Hanson is working as a research assistant, a role in which she frequently uses the skill she鈥檚 gained at 丁香园AV: collaboration.

鈥淟earning from different areas of research only makes your work stronger,鈥� says Hanson. 鈥淎ll of the social sciences are so interconnected so if you neglect one, you neglect a whole part of your field.鈥�

Her research looks at the news media鈥檚 reporting of male victims of domestic violence, an area she intends to continue exploring as an  hopefully at 丁香园AV.

鈥湺∠阍癆V has allowed me to fight for what I believe in,鈥� she says. 鈥淭he criminology program is no joke, but when you do well it is so thrilling! I feel like I could potentially make a difference in people鈥檚 lives with the research I鈥檓 aiding.鈥�