Carla Cesaroni, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Studies in the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). Since joining UOIT in 2005, she has held the positions of Graduate Program director, associate professor and assistant professor. Additionally, she maintains an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the University of Toronto (U of T), as well as associate researcher in the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research at the University of Glasgow/Edinburgh, Scotland. A revered international authority on youth justice, Dr. Cesaroni is frequently called upon to provide credible testimony within the public court system, and to give expert counsel to key policy makers and stakeholder groups including the Policy Implementation Directorate Programs Branch of the Department of Justice Canada, and the Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth Ontario. Published reports on her recommendations in the high-profile Ashley Smith Inquest; and on the Use of Segregated Isolation of Youth in Custody in the Province of Ontario in 2012 are playing an important role in shaping legislation in Canada’s Justice System. She credits her incredible mentor Dr. Tony Doob at U of T’s Centre of Criminology and one of the world’s most cited scholars as her inspiration for pursuing her path in research and demonstrating what a great teacher can do for students. She began her distinguished career in 2002 as a lecturer in the Department of Criminology at the University of Toronto, and the Department of Sociology at Queen’s University. Dr. Cesaroni obtained her Doctorate in Philosophy from the Centre of Criminology at U of T in Toronto, Ontario in 2005. She received her Master of Arts in Criminology from U of T in 1999, a Certificate (Honours) in Criminology from U of T in 1998, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Relations, and Italian from U of T in 1986. Dr. Cesaroni is a member of the American Society of Criminology, American Psychology and Law Society, and the Society for Research on Adolescence.