Michael Gulayets

Dr. Gulayets maintains an active research program exploring the characteristics, social constructions and methods of regulation of individuals found "Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder" (i.e., individuals who used to be called criminally insane). His current research in this topic focuses on two areas: 1) the factors that impact legal and psychiatric decision making in the Mental Disorder Defence, and 2) the forms of social control that regulate criminally insane individuals who are discharged to the community. He is also interested in violent behaviour, in particular the contextual factors that impact violent events. Dr. Gulayets is the faculty leader of the Sociological Field School (SOCI 395) which offers students the opportunity to travel and study at a foreign university. The Sociological Field School focuses on social issues relevant to both Canada and an international setting. The program provides the opportunity to study a social issue and visit agencies that deal with the issue in both Canada and the foreign country. Students who are interested in studying social issues, experiential learning opportunities and international travel are encouraged to apply. Dr. Gulayets supervises honours and individual study students on research projects that include topics such as criminal insanity, violent offending, sexual offending and forensic psychiatric services. He is willing to supervise student projects that utilize either qualitative or quantitative research methods and welcomes students to participate in research projects he is conducting or to initiate a research project in an area of their own interest. | Criminology, criminal justice, criminal insanity, violent offending, forensic psychiatry

Michael Gulayets is Associate Professor at MacEwan University. Their stated interests include Dr. Gulayets maintains an active research program exploring the characteristics, social constructions and methods of regulation of individuals found "Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder" (i.e., individuals who used to be called criminally insane). His current research in this topic focuses on two areas: 1) the factors that impact legal and psychiatric decision making in the Mental Disorder Defence, and 2) the forms of social control that regulate criminally insane individuals who are discharged to the community. He is also interested in violent behaviour, in particular the contextual factors that impact violent events. Dr. Gulayets is the faculty leader of the Sociologic. This summary considered all 2 collected sources.