Julie Poon

Julie Poon recently completed her PhD in Sociology at the University of Guelph. Her research focuses on violence against women and intimate partner violence with an interest in examining female perpetrators. Julie’s dissertation research examined how women court mandated to attend Ontario’s Partner Assault Response intervention program perceived their use of force in the situation for which they were charged and whether such programs addressed their lived experiences with violence. Julie was lead author on a study which was published in the journal Violence Against Women examining factors affecting the likelihood of sole and dual charging of women in cases of intimate partner violence. Julie has served as a research assistant for a number of organizations including the Canadian Observatory on the Justice System Response to Intimate Partner Violence, Strategic Program Development and Program Support for the City of Toronto Employment and Social Services division, and the Centre for the Study of Social and Legal Responses to Violence at the University of Guelph.