Dr Rylan Simpson
Simon Fraser University
Dr. Rylan Simpson is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. As a court-recognized expert in policing, Dr. Simpson conducts research related to public perceptions of police, police organizations, and police effectiveness. He approaches his research using a variety of different methodologies, including experimental and quantitative analyses. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his policing scholarship and engagement with policing officials, including from the Academy of Experimental Criminology, the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing, the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology’s Policing Thematic Group, and the Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing. He is also the Chair of the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Experimental Criminology, a Fellow of the Academy of Experimental Criminology, a member of the Research Advisory Committee for both the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, a mentor for 30Forward’s Virtual Scholar Program, and a former mentor for the Canadian Society of Evidence-Based Policing’s Virtual Scholar Program. Motivated by frontline experiences, Dr. Simpson has participated in more than 2,300 hours of ride-alongs with police agencies from around the world and worked as a police dispatcher since 2012.