Bridget Nicholls

Bridget is a Ph.D. candidate in in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology. Under the supervision of Dr. Amy Fitzgerald, her doctoral work examines the effectiveness of specialized animal abuse prosecutorial units. She holds a BA in labour studies and an MA in social justice and equity studies from Brock University, where she researched the labour law connection of animal cruelty officers and also served as a humane jobs fellow.

Selected Works

Coulter, K., Nicholls, B., & Fitzgerald, A. (2022). “Animal Protection: Organizational Constraints and Collaborative Opportunities.” Journal of Community Safety and Wellbeing, 7(1): 16-19.