Stfx Applied Forensic Psychology

To our graduating AFP students — congratulations. 🎓🖤

Over the past four years, you’ve challenged yourselves, supported one another, and stepped into spaces that demand empathy, resilience, and courage. From classrooms to practicums, you’ve left your mark on this program in ways that won’t be forgotten.

We can’t wait to see where you go next. Once AFP, always AFP. 💙🙅🏻‍♀️🙅🏻

On April 19, 2020, the StFX Forensic Psychology community lost a deeply valued alumna, mentor, and friend, Alanna Jenkins—one of the 22 lives taken in the Nova Scotia mass casualty.

Alanna’s legacy lives on through her unwavering commitment to students, her leadership within Correctional Service Canada, and her dedication to advancing mental health in corrections.

Today, on the 6th anniversary, we honour her by recognizing the recipients of the Alanna Jenkins Legacy Award—students who embody her generosity, passion, and commitment to making a difference. This year, we are honoured to share that we had 6 students recipients: 3rd year AFP students Lucy Steffler-Minty & Maria Young, and 2nd year AFP students Carley Simpson, Emma McInnis, M-E Hickey & Ryann O’Neill.

We remember Alanna. Always. 🖤

BR: Lucy Steffler-Minty, Ryann O’Neill, Emma McInnis, Carley Simpson, & Maria Young
FR: Jake Grady (2025 recipient), Alannah Ingles (2023 recipient), Lily Turnbull (2022 recipient) & Drew MacPherson (2021 recipient)
Missing: M-E Hickey

🔁 “When you do research, you have an obligation to aspire to make a difference.”

Turning handwritten records into real insights, research with RCMP partners is helping address intimate partner violence in Nova Scotia.

Let’s take a closer look at https://www.stfx.ca/news/Research-Xcellence or at the link in our bio.

TOMORROW is Psychology Research Day at StFX! 34 Senior Honours students in Psychology/AFP will be sharing the results of their thesis research and all are welcome to attend!

An undergraduate psychology thesis is a senior-year capstone research project where students conduct original, faculty-supervised research and present it as an APA-style paper. It involves designing a study, collecting data, and analyzing findings, typically spanning two semesters. It acts as a key component of Honours programs.

If you’ve been considering or planning on doing an honours degree, tomorrow will be a glimpse into what your future could look like! We hope to see you there!

https://www.stfx.ca/news/Research-Xcellence

How an RCMP Detachment and StFX faculty and students are addressing intimate partner violence, declared an epidemic in Nova Scotia Research X’cellence: Our StFX community leveraging expertise on today’s most pressing challenges.