Alexandra Lysova

Alexandra Lysova, Ph.D., is a Full Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver/Burnaby, Canada. Dr. Lysova earned her Doctor of Sciences degree in Sociology from the Russian Academy of Sciences in Saint Petersburg and her Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Toronto. She has been studying intimate partner violence and homicide for over 20 years in both Russia and Canada. Her research focuses on intimate partner violence and homicide, including violence against women, children, and men. Her work incorporates findings from international focus groups, the Canadian General Social Survey on Victimization, and the Homicide Survey. Dr. Lysova is a member of Statistics Canada’s Working Groups on gender-based violence and homicide. Her research has received support from prestigious organizations, including the Fulbright Foundation (USA), the Humboldt Foundation (Germany), and the Trudeau Foundation (Canada). She is the author or co-author of over 80 publications in Russian and English and has served as the principal investigator on several major grants. Dr. Lysova regularly presents her research at international conferences and is frequently featured in the media. In 2022, she was awarded the Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy for her groundbreaking research on men’s experiences of victimization.

Dr. Lysova has also been actively engaged in service to the university and was awarded the 2023 Leadership Award from Heterodox Academy in recognition of her work to protect academic freedom at Simon Fraser University and beyond. That same year, she led her campus in joining Heterodox Academy’s Campus Community Network. Lysova has served on the Senate and on various university-wide committees and working groups, working to ensure that academic freedom, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement remain central to SFU’s campus climate.