Christie Tetreault

Project Summary: In one of the projects I am involved in, we are developing a scale to investigate the human-animal bond from an animal-centric perspective (i.e., the advantages of this bond for the animal), as the current literature focuses exclusively on the benefits of this relationship to humans. The impact this study could hace is to help pet owners and professionals who work with pet owners have stronger, healthier relationships to their animals while protecting the animal's welfare. Another project I am working on explores obstacles for Indigenous policing having wider implementation. The extant research demonstrates that Indigenous policing is beneficial yet is systemically underfunded, preventing proper implantation of such models. The impacts of this study could help shape policy at both provincial and federal levels as well as highlight recommendations for better understanding of Indigenous policing with the potential to reduce over-incarceration of Indigenous persons.

Internal Mentor: Dr. Mansfield Mela 

External Mentors: Correctional Service Canada; and Research and Implementation Branch of the Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety