Celebrating the inaugural cohort of the FASS Dean’s Undergraduate Fellowship Program

The School of Criminology proudly congratulates four incredible students who have been selected for the first cohort of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Dean’s Undergraduate Fellowship Program. This program recognizes students for their academic achievements, intellectual potential, and their commitment to core humanistic values.

The selected fellows from the School of Criminology are Karen Warren, Marnie Salami, Evan Accettola, and Hannah El-Hilo. Alongside 19 other FASS students, they will participate in a fully-funded FASS Dean’s Leadership Seminar course, where they will engage with and learn from prominent civic, community, and university leaders.

Karen Warren is a fourth-year criminology student who aspires to become a police officer. Driven by her passion for crime analysis and how intelligence-led policing can advance modern practices, she is currently interning at BEL Investigations where her work focuses on investigating criminal risk across supply chains and ownership networks.

Marnie Salami, a final-year criminology student, is part of our honours program and is set to defend her thesis in April 2025. Her research, inspired by the mentorship of assistant professor Shannon Linning, explores the role residents play in police problem-solving. 

Evan Accettola, a sociology, criminology and Indigenous studies student, is an active advocate for Indigenous representation. He serves as the Youth Representative on the Provisional Council of his nation, the Métis Nation of Ontario. His diverse experiences include volunteering with the KidsHelpPhone Crisis Text Line, participating in the Vancouver Police Department Indigenous Cadet Program, and attending COP28 in Dubai.

Hannah El-Hilo is a fourth-year student studying sociology and criminology, with a keen interest in political sociology and quantitative methods.