Stephanie Dawson (Johnston), PhD
Dawson Analytics

Dr. Stephanie Dawson (Johnston) is the founder and principal researcher at Dawson Analytics, Inc. Dr. Dawson earned her Ph.D. in Criminology from Simon Fraser University. Dr. Dawson has engaged policing-related research as both an academic and independent research consultant. She has contributed to multiple reports and articles related to policing and public safety and has presented her work to academics, local government officials, and agency executives. Her earliest works focused on police perceptions of crowd disorder and crowd management techniques. Her work has since expanded to focus on various elements of police-citizen interactions, including trends in police use of different force options, police engagement in street checks, and police perceptions of crisis intervention and de-escalation. Currently, Dr. Dawson works with municipal police services to ensure their policies and practices are evidence-based and best practice-informed.