Curriculum Vitae
Ehsan Jozaghi
School of Criminology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Canada
Email: ****@***.**
Website: www.ehsanjozaghi.com
Past, Current and Future Positions and Professional Activities:
Member of Simon Fraser University s Research Ethics Board: SFU community member (2012-2013)
Elected as a member of Simon Fraser University s Senate (2012-2013)
Chair of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam R.C.M.P. Crime Watch Patrol (2011-2012)
Graduate Program Committee: MA Representative (2011-2012)
President of Simon Fraser University s Golden Key Honour Society (2011-2012)
Member of the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam R.C.M.P. volunteer Crime Watch Patrol (2004-2012)
Volunteer for MOSAIC Settlement Services for Refugees and Immigrants: Computer instructor (2011-2012)
Volunteer at Vancouver s Needle Depot (The Washington Needle Depot) (2011-2012)
Member of the executive at SFU s Criminology Graduate Caucus: Treasurer (2010-2011)
Vice Chair of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam R.C.M.P. Crime Watch Patrol (2010-2011)
Member of the executive at Simon Fraser s Golden Key Chapter: Academic Director (2009-2011)
Member of the Canadian Forces Primary Army Reserve (2001-2009)
EDUCATION:
2012-Present Doctor of Philosophy (Criminology) Simon Fraser University
2010-2012 Masters of Arts (Criminology) Simon Fraser University Degree GPA: 4.0
M. A. Thesis Title: A little heaven in hell : The role of a supervised
injection facility in transforming place and its future
2006-2010 Bachelor of Arts (Criminology) Simon Fraser University Degree GPA: 3.76
2003- 2005 Douglas College
2001-2003 High school Diploma from New Westminster Secondary
2000-2001 Britannia Secondary
1996-2000 High school Diploma in mathematic-physics from Iran (Tehran)
Publications and Miscellaneous Papers:
Andresen, M.A. and E. Jozaghi (2012). The point of diminishing returns: an examination of
expanding Vancouver s Insite. Urban Studies, 49(16), 3531-3544. DOI:
10.1177/0042098012443865.
Jozaghi, E. (2012). A little heaven in hell : the role of a supervised injection facility in transforming
place. Urban Geography, 33(8), 1144 1162. http://dx.doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.33.8.1144
Jozaghi, E. (2012). The science versus the politics: The need for supervised injection facilities in
Montreal, Canada. International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, 420-421.
doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.06.003
Jozaghi, E. (2013). The biggest mistake God ever made was to create junkies : Unsafe injection
practices, health care discrimination and overdose deaths in Montreal, Canada
Canadian Graduate Journal of Sociology and Criminology, in press.
Jozaghi, E. (2012). Social, health and drug use behaviour of primary crack users in three large
communities in British Columbia, Canada. Qualitative report (Under review).
Jozaghi, E., & Andresen, M. A. (2012). Should North America s First and Only Supervised Injection
Facility (InSite) be expanded in British Columbia, Canada? Harm Reduction Journal (Under
review).
Jozaghi, E. (2012). An Examination of supervised injection facilities in Montreal, Canada. Working
paper.
Jozaghi, E., & Kinney, B. J. (2012). We are God s little angels : A Case Study in Transformation in
the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, Canada by Peer Injection Drug Users. Working paper.
Jozaghi, E., & MacAlister, D. (2012). Supreme Court of Canada's decision and its implications on
future supervised injection facilities in Canada. Working paper.
Jozaghi, E. (2011). Scared money don t make no money : The role of ethnic gangs in street level
trafficking Working paper.
Awards/scholarships/Funding (Values below $2000 not reported):
2012 Simon Fraser University Travel and Minor Research Award
2012 Simon Fraser University PhD funding package $20,000 (Accepted)
2012 University of Ottawa PhD entrance scholarship package $72,000 (Declined)
2012 University of Victoria PhD funding package $14,000 (Declined)
2012 The Graduate Student Society Travel Grant
1st place at Western Society of Criminology Miki Vohryzek-Bolden (MVB) Student
2012
Paper Competition
2011 Simon Fraser University Travel and Minor Research Award
2011 School of Criminology Graduate Fellowship ($6, 250)
2nd place at Western Society of Criminology Miki Vohryzek-Bolden (MVB) Student
2011
Paper Competition
2009 Douglas College Alumni Award
2008 Douglas College Alumni Award
2007 Golden Key International Honour Society, Member awarded to top 15% of SFU
students
2007 Canadian Forces Education Reimbursement
2006 Canadian Forces Education Reimbursement
2001 New Westminster Secondary School Honour Roll list
Conferences/Invited Presentations:
2013 The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Dallas, TX
The presentation will be: An Examination of supervised injection facilities in Montreal,
Canada.
2013 The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, Dallas, TX
The presentation will be: The analysis of the recent increases in morbidity cases among
injection drug users in Montreal, Canada.
Western Society of Criminology 40th Annual Conference, Berkeley, C.A. USA
2013
Presentation will be: Unsafe injection practices, health care discrimination and
overdose deaths in Montreal, Canada.
Western Society of Criminology 40th Annual Conference, Berkeley, C.A. USA
2013
Presentation will be: An Examination of supervised injection facilities in Montreal,
Canada.
2012 Public Health Association of British Columbia Conference, Burnaby, B.C.,
Poster Presentation will be: An Examination of expanding North America's only
Supervised injection facility in Canada.
2012 Canadian Public Health Association 2012 Conference, Shaw Conference Centre,
Edmonton, Alberta. Presented: Injection Drug Users Rationale for Expanding
Vancouver s Supervised Injection Facility.
Western Society of Criminology 39th Annual Conference, Newport Beach, C.A. USA
2012
Presented: Is it Time for Safe Inhalation Rooms (SIRs)?
Western Society of Criminology 39th Annual Conference, Newport Beach, C.A. USA
2012
Presented: Injection Drug Users Rationale for Expanding Vancouver s
Supervised Injection Facility.
2012 Golden Key International Honour Society Leadership Conference, Vancouver, BC
Part of the organizing committee of the conference
2012 MoCSSY (Modelling of Complex Social Systems) Seminar, Simon Fraser University
Presented: Should North America s First and Only Supervised Injection Facility be
Expanded
2012 Brown Bag Seminar, Simon Fraser University, School of Criminology.
Presented: Should North America s First and Only Supervised Injection Facility be
Expanded
Western Society of Criminology 38th Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
2011
Presented: InSite, Changing lives one step at a time.
2011 Brown Bag Seminar, Simon Fraser University, School of Criminology.
Presented: InSite, Changing lives one step at a time.
2011 Golden Key International Honour Society Leadership Conference, Niagara Falls.
Simon Fraser University representative.
2010 Golden Key International Honour Society Leadership Conference, Scottsdale: Arizona.
Simon Fraser University representative.
Guest lecture:
Fall of 2012 Criminology 103 Psychological Explanation of Crime (Simon Fraser University)
Teaching Assistance work:
Spring of 2013 Criminology 220 Research Methods in Criminology (Simon Fraser University)
Fall of 2012 Criminology 103 Psychological Explanation of Crime (Simon Fraser University)
Fall of 2010 Criminology 338 Philosophy of Law (Simon Fraser University)
Research Assisstance Work:
2012 Understanding the Costs of Enforcement of Marijuana Possession in British
Columbia, Canada (Supervisor: Professor Neil Boyd).
Professional Affiliation:
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
American Society of Criminology (ASC)
British Columbia Justice Association (BCJA)
Canadian Criminal Justice Association (CCJA)
Public Health Association of British Columbia (PHABC)
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA)
Western Society of Criminology (WSC)
Research interests: Public health policy, Canadian narcotics legislation, harm reduction, cost-benefit
evaluation and qualitative methods.