Vicki Chartrand

Vicki Chartrand serves as Full Professor in the Sociology Department at Bishop's University and Adjunct Professor in the Criminology Department at the University of Ottawa. She founded and directs the Centre for Justice Exchange, a research hub for collaborative community justice initiatives at Bishop's University.

Her academic credentials include a PhD in Sociology from Macquarie University (2008), an MA in Criminology from the University of Ottawa (2002), and a BSSc in Criminology from the University of Ottawa (1999).

Chartrand's scholarship critically examines colonial-carceral intersections through Indigenous justice frameworks, prioritizing community-engaged methodologies and abolitionist praxis. Her work actively centers Indigenous women-led responses to violence and decolonizes criminological paradigms by unearthing grassroots justice initiatives.

Analysis of her 2016-2022 publications reveals consistent focus on anti-colonial abolitionism, Indigenous self-determination, and carceral system critiques, particularly regarding Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) people. Key thematic threads include prison-industrial complex dismantling, pandemic-era carceral impacts, and transformative pedagogy.

With over 25 years of community-based experience working alongside Indigenous communities, women, children, and incarcerated populations, Chartrand mentors through the Justice Exchange Research Clinic Internship while leading collaborative grant-funded projects that prioritize resurgent methodologies and social justice praxis.