Wanda June

Dr. Wanda June serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University, holding a PhD in Sociology (Criminology and Genocide Studies) from the University of Manitoba (2023). Her research critically examines criminal, social, and environmental justice through the lens of green criminology, with particular focus on climate change impacts on Indigenous communities and impoverished populations globally.

Education:

• PhD in Sociology (Criminology and Genocide Studies), University of Manitoba, 2023

Dr. June's scholarship investigates the intersection of environmental destruction, legal frameworks, and systemic violence against vulnerable populations including women, children, and LGBTTQ2S+ communities. Her work uniquely bridges genocide studies with environmental justice, analyzing how climate change drives forced migration and militarization. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes relationality, decolonization, and centering marginalized voices through inclusive pedagogical practices that integrate Indigenous, feminist, and racialized perspectives.

Her publication record demonstrates consistent focus on symbiogenetic destruction in genocide contexts, with recent work examining Canadian residential schools, Cambodian genocide ecology, and theoretical frameworks for understanding environmental disconnection. These publications reveal growing scholarly engagement with post-anthropocentric approaches to genocide studies and the gendered dimensions of ecological violence.

Scientific Awards:

• Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship

Dr. June actively contributes to critical discourse on environmental justice through rigorous interdisciplinary scholarship that connects legal studies, criminology, and genocide research, advancing understanding of how ecological crises exacerbate systemic violence against marginalized communities worldwide.