Suzanna received her PhD in Sociology at the University of Washington where she concentrated comparative perspectives of crime, immigration, and neighborhood action as well as methodology via association with the Centre for Statistics and the Social Sciences. Her recent work centers around three themes that are related to multiple aspects of crime and the justice system. The first theme examines the comparative context of crime and considers how different people perceive crime and criminals particularly in the neighborhood context. The second considers how perceptions of gun regulation by police, dealers, and the community influence debate and enforcement of Australia’s gun laws and consider these consequences across time and space. The third, considers the perceptions of child maltreatment and abuse and it’s consequences for reporting, monitoring, and court outcomes for children and families. Underscoring all three themes are sociological questions of race and ethnic stratification, and how perceptions of crime influence individual actions.
Journal Article: Assessing the effect of the Queensland "Summer of Disasters" on perceptions of collective efficacy
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna, Antrobus, Emma and Piquero, Alex R (2015). Assessing the effect of the Queensland "Summer of Disasters" on perceptions of collective efficacy. Social Science Research, 54, 21-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.06.017
Journal Article: The comparative context of collective efficacy: understanding neighbourhood disorganization and willingness to intervene in Seattle and Brisbane
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2014). The comparative context of collective efficacy: understanding neighbourhood disorganization and willingness to intervene in Seattle and Brisbane. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 48 (4), 513-542. doi: 10.1177/0004865814536707
Journal Article: Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice: Changes in Family Treatment Court Norms Over Time
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2014). Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice: Changes in Family Treatment Court Norms Over Time. Law and Social Inquiry, 40 (1), 205-236. doi: 10.1111/lsi.12067
Book Chapter: Using census data and surveys to study labor markets and crime
Crutchfield, Robert and Ramirez, Suzanna (2012). Using census data and surveys to study labor markets and crime. The SAGE handbook of criminological research methods. (pp. 143-158) edited by David Gadd, Susanne Karstedt and Steven F. Messner. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Trauma-informed AI: developing and testing a practical AI audit framework for use in social services
(2023) Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab
Policy Analysis of the QLD Audit Office Firearms Performance Audit
(2021) Shooters Union Queensland
Evaluation of the Next Step Home - Women on Parole Pilot
(2019–2020) Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions on Socio-economic Reintegration and Legal Protection of Women Survivors of Human Trafficking in Bangladesh
Doctor Philosophy
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Perceptons of Firearms and Firearms Education: How do experiences change perceptions?
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing the effect of the Queensland "Summer of Disasters" on perceptions of collective efficacy
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna, Antrobus, Emma and Piquero, Alex R (2015). Assessing the effect of the Queensland "Summer of Disasters" on perceptions of collective efficacy. Social Science Research, 54, 21-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.06.017
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2014). The comparative context of collective efficacy: understanding neighbourhood disorganization and willingness to intervene in Seattle and Brisbane. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 48 (4), 513-542. doi: 10.1177/0004865814536707
Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice: Changes in Family Treatment Court Norms Over Time
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2014). Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice: Changes in Family Treatment Court Norms Over Time. Law and Social Inquiry, 40 (1), 205-236. doi: 10.1111/lsi.12067
Using census data and surveys to study labor markets and crime
Crutchfield, Robert and Ramirez, Suzanna (2012). Using census data and surveys to study labor markets and crime. The SAGE handbook of criminological research methods. (pp. 143-158) edited by David Gadd, Susanne Karstedt and Steven F. Messner. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Race and ethnicity in social disorganization theory
Fernandes, April, Ramirez, Suzanna and Crutchfield, Robert D. (2014). Race and ethnicity in social disorganization theory. Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. (pp. 4237-4245) edited by Gerben Bruinsma and David Weisburd. New York, NY, USA: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2
Using census data and surveys to study labor markets and crime
Crutchfield, Robert and Ramirez, Suzanna (2012). Using census data and surveys to study labor markets and crime. The SAGE handbook of criminological research methods. (pp. 143-158) edited by David Gadd, Susanne Karstedt and Steven F. Messner. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
Success and failure in education and criminal justice: Identifying common mechanisms
Ramirez, Suzanna and Harris, Alexes (2010). Success and failure in education and criminal justice: Identifying common mechanisms. International encyclopedia of education. (pp. 874-880) edited by Penelope Peterson, Eva Baker and Barry McGaw. Oxford, U.K.: Elsevier; Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-08-044894-7.00150-0
Social science as social action to address inequalities
Staines, Zoe, Smith, Kiah, Plage, Stefanie, Nahar Lata, Lutfun, Fay, Suzanna, Zheng, Zhaoxi, Simpson Reeves, Laura, Beazley, Helen, Kuskoff, Ella, Clarke, Andrew, McGowan, Glenys, Shevellar, Lynda and Prangnell, Jonathan (2023). Social science as social action to address inequalities. Australian Journal of Social Issues. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.272
Miles-Johnson, Toby and Fay, Suzanna (2022). “Being diverse and being included, don’t go together in policing”—diversity, inclusion, and Australian constables. Societies, 12 (4) 100, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/soc12040100
Fay, Suzanna (2021). Gun dealer motivations for complying with the law: lessons from the Australian experience of gun control. Sociological Perspectives, 65 (1), 154-176. doi: 10.1177/07311214211021127
Miles-Johnson, Toby, Fay, Suzanna and Wiedlitzka, Susann (2021). Policing minority communities: how perception of engagement and level of “awareness” influence officer attitudes toward practice. Social Sciences, 10 (2) 70, 1-23. doi: 10.3390/socsci10020070
Fear of terrorism: media exposure and subjective fear of attack
Williamson, Harley, Fay, Suzanna and Miles-Johnson, Toby (2019). Fear of terrorism: media exposure and subjective fear of attack. Global Crime, 20 (1), 1-25. doi: 10.1080/17440572.2019.1569519
The neighborhood context of perceived and reported anti-white hate crimes
Drakulich, Kevin, Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna and Benier, Kathryn (2019). The neighborhood context of perceived and reported anti-white hate crimes. Race and Justice, 12 (1), 215336871983294-27. doi: 10.1177/2153368719832944
Perceptions of police legitimacy and citizen decisions to report hate crime incidents in Australia
Wiedlitzka, Susann, Mazerolle, Lorraine, Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna and Miles-Johnson, Toby (2018). Perceptions of police legitimacy and citizen decisions to report hate crime incidents in Australia. International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy, 7 (2), 91-106. doi: 10.5204/ijcjsd.v7i2.489
Perceptions of “others,” risk, and counter terrorism-related informal social control
Fay, Suzanna and Crutchfield, Robert (2018). Perceptions of “others,” risk, and counter terrorism-related informal social control. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52 (3), 315-333. doi: 10.1177/0004865818786763
Therapeutic practice through restorative justice: managing stigma in Family Treatment Court
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2016). Therapeutic practice through restorative justice: managing stigma in Family Treatment Court. QUT Law Review, 16 (3), 50-67. doi: 10.5204/qutlr.v16i3.669
Faye-Ramirez, Suzanna and Eggins, Elizabeth (2016). Title registration for a systematic review: family treatment drug courts for improving parental legal and psychosocial outcomes. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 15 (1-2) e1024. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1024
Miles-Johnson, Toby, Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna and Wiedlitzka, Susann (2016). (Mis)Perceptions of Ethnic Group Size and Consequences for Community Expectations and Cooperation With Law Enforcement. Race and Justice, 8 (2), 99-125. doi: 10.1177/2153368716653662
Assessing the effect of the Queensland "Summer of Disasters" on perceptions of collective efficacy
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna, Antrobus, Emma and Piquero, Alex R (2015). Assessing the effect of the Queensland "Summer of Disasters" on perceptions of collective efficacy. Social Science Research, 54, 21-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2015.06.017
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2014). The comparative context of collective efficacy: understanding neighbourhood disorganization and willingness to intervene in Seattle and Brisbane. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 48 (4), 513-542. doi: 10.1177/0004865814536707
Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice: Changes in Family Treatment Court Norms Over Time
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2014). Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Practice: Changes in Family Treatment Court Norms Over Time. Law and Social Inquiry, 40 (1), 205-236. doi: 10.1111/lsi.12067
National security and preparedness survey technical report
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna, Western, Mark, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Wiedlitzka, Susann (2013). National security and preparedness survey technical report. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2594567
Living in Queensland: preparing for and communicating in disasters and emergencies
Ramirez, Suzanna, Antrobus, Emma and Williamson, Harley (2013). Living in Queensland: preparing for and communicating in disasters and emergencies. Australian Journal of Communication, 40 (1), 1-21.
Gun Ownership Stigma, and Gun Dealer's Navigation of the Gun Control Process
Fay, Suzanna (2022). Gun Ownership Stigma, and Gun Dealer's Navigation of the Gun Control Process. American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA USA, 11-15 November 2022.
Gun dealer perspectives on gun control and public responses to gun ownership
Fay, Suzanna (2019). Gun dealer perspectives on gun control and public responses to gun ownership. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, United States, 12-16 November 2019.
Family treatment drug court process and parental legal outcomes: a systematic review
Fay, Suzanna and Eggins, Elizabeth (2018). Family treatment drug court process and parental legal outcomes: a systematic review. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Altlanta, GA, United States, 13-17 November 2018.
Public attitudes toward gun control: politics and views of firearms in the U.S. versus Australia
Fay, Suzanna and Drakulich, Kevin (2018). Public attitudes toward gun control: politics and views of firearms in the U.S. versus Australia. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, 13-17 November 2018.
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna and Miles-Johnson, Toby (2018). Inclusion and diversity: police officer perceptions of recruitment, retention, promotion and deployment. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Altanta, GA, United States, 13-17 November 2023.
Family Treatment Court Process and Parental Legal Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2017). Family Treatment Court Process and Parental Legal Outcomes: A Systematic Review. XXXVth International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 9-14 July 2017.
The Complex Web of Australian Ethnic Segregation and Neighbourhood Change
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna, Sydes, Michelle and Benier, Kathryn (2016). The Complex Web of Australian Ethnic Segregation and Neighbourhood Change. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, 16-19 November 2016.
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna and Martinez Jr, Ramiro (2016). A Comparative Approach to Understanding the Immigration – Crime Link: Drug Arrests in San Antonio, TX and Brisbane, Australia. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, 16-19 November 2016.
Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Lessons from Family Treatment Court
Fay-Ramirez, Suzanna (2015). Mainstreaming Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Lessons from Family Treatment Court. XXXIV International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria, 12-17 July 2015.
Condensed policy analysis of performace audit of QPS weapons licencing. Final report
Fay, Suzanna and Belgrove, Emma (2021). Condensed policy analysis of performace audit of QPS weapons licencing. Final report. Dalby, QLD Australia: QLD Shooters Union.
Next step home – Women on parole evaluation: Stage 2. Final report
Cheshire, Lynda, Clarke, Andrew, Fay, Suzanna, Fitzgerald, Robin and Parsell, Cameron (2020). Next step home – Women on parole evaluation: Stage 2. Final report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Government.
Next Step Home – Women on Parole Evaluation: Interim Report
Cheshire, Lynda, Singh, David, Clarke, Andrew, Fitzgerald, Robin, Fay, Suzanna and Parsell, Cameron (2019). Next Step Home – Women on Parole Evaluation: Interim Report. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Queensland Government.
The cost of gun control for licenced firearms dealers in Australia: general report
Fay, Suzanna, Belgrove, Emma and De Rooy, Kathleen (2019). The cost of gun control for licenced firearms dealers in Australia: general report. Belmont, QLD Australia: Sporting Shooters Association of Australia.
Identifying and evaluating factors influencing community resilience in a crisis
Antrobus, Emma, Cheshire, Lynda, Connor, Meredith, George, Nicole, Madsen, Wendy, Ramirez, Suzanna, Shevellar, Lynda, Walters, Peter, Westoby, Peter and Wickes, Rebecca (2013). Identifying and evaluating factors influencing community resilience in a crisis.
Trauma-informed AI: developing and testing a practical AI audit framework for use in social services
(2023) Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab
Policy Analysis of the QLD Audit Office Firearms Performance Audit
(2021) Shooters Union Queensland
Evaluation of the Next Step Home - Women on Parole Pilot
(2019–2020) Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works
Gun control poster child: achieving compliance in the registration of legal weapons in Australia
(2018–2019) UQ Early Career Researcher
Assessing the Impact of Guam's Police Department Community Policing Initiative
(2017–2018)
The Costs of Gun Control for Licensed Firearms Users and Dealers in Australia
(2017–2018) Sporting Shooters' Association of Australia Incorporated
Vulnerable families in Australia: What we know and what we need to know
(2013) UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
ResTeach Funding 2012 0.2 FTE School of Social Science
(2012–2014) UQ ResTeach
Identifying and Evaluating Factors Influencing Community Resilience in a Crisis
(2012–2013) Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Neighbourhood Collective Efficacy and Intervening in Suspected Cases of Child Abuse and Neglect
(2012–2013) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Note for students: Dr Suzanna Fay is not currently available to take on new students.
Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions on Socio-economic Reintegration and Legal Protection of Women Survivors of Human Trafficking in Bangladesh
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Perceptons of Firearms and Firearms Education: How do experiences change perceptions?
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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DO AUSTRALIANS PERCEIVE IMMIGRATION AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY?
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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¿Disaster Strains¿: An exploratory, comparative, thematic analysis of the 2010-11 Brisbane floods and COVID-19 pandemic, through the theoretical lenses of Agnew's General Strain Theory.
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The Construction of Justice for Victims of Sexualised War Violence
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Femininity and Firearms: Female perspectives on firearm ownership, gun control, and gun culture in the Australian Context
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The Creation of Terrorists and Mass Shooters: A Comparative Analysis of Mass Shooting Events in America and New Zealand
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Safeguarding young people from Child trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: A case for public health approach in ASEAN
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Community Engagement to Counter Violent Extremism: The Bangladesh Experience
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Central Australian Youth justice Project
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The drivers of protracted armed conflicts: Why they cause protraction and how they develop throughout conflicts
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Through Amber-coloured glasses: Perceptions of child abduction alerts in Canada
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
The Quality of Governance Peace: A mixed methods study at the subnational level
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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