Sarbjeet Kaur, M.Sc., M.S.

INCLEMENT WEATHER ALERT - THURSDAY, FEB. 6

In-Person Meetings for Day Classes are Cancelled for Thursday, February 6, 2025; Online/remote classes to be held as determined by Faculty.

Thursday's weather forecast calls for snow to arrive in our area at approximately 7 a.m., with snow falling at a moderate rate for 2 or 3 hours before it changes to a brief period of freezing rain and then a changeover to plain rain by early afternoon, ending all together by mid-afternoon. Total snow accumulation is predicted to be 2-3 inches. This will result in hazardous driving conditions.

Due to the storm’s timing and the potential for freezing rain, all in-person day classes on Thursday, February 6, 2025 are cancelled. All scheduled in-person classes beginning before 4 p.m. will transition to being held online or remotely.

Additional information on the virtual format for each class will be provided by the instructor. Any change in the status for Thursday evening's classes beginning at 4 p.m. or later will be announced by 1 p.m. Thursday.

Faculty have been asked to prepare for Online or Remote sessions in the event of in-person meeting cancellations. These options will be determined by the Faculty member and all questions should be directed to the Faculty teaching each course section. Faculty also have been asked to be very understanding and accommodating of the individual situations of their students who may have difficulty managing these alternative online or remote class meetings on short notice.

Please note that only essential employees, as previously determined by their respective department leaders, should report to campus Thursday. All other employees should fulfill the requirements of their role remotely.

Campus operations for residential students, unless otherwise noted, will operate as scheduled, though hours may be modified or changed based on the conditions. Separate messages will be sent from the Peterson Library, the Beckerman Recreation Center, and Dining Services regarding any changes to their normal hours of operation. The Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation will remain open Thursday for residential students to use for study space and to participate in online classes.

Residential students should be prepared to move their vehicles, if requested, for snow removal operations.

We will provide updates as warranted. Stay safe.

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Education

Ph.D., Criminal Justice (in process), University of New Haven
M.S., Forensic Technology, 2018, University of New Haven
M.Sc., Anthropology, 2015, Panjab University
B.A., Social Sciences, 2011, Panjab University

About Sarbjeet

Sarbjeet Kaur, a practitioner in residence in forensic science, is the interim director of the Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons at the University of New Haven.

A fifth-year doctoral candidate in the Criminal Justice Department at the University of New Haven, her doctoral research investigates human trafficking issues, prosecutorial challenges in human trafficking cases, and connections between human trafficking and terrorism. Her research takes a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses criminological theories and certain philosophical concepts in terms of gender-power dynamics, criminal justice policy and response to human trafficking, and forensic investigations of human trafficking cases. Her dissertation chair is Paul Bleakley, Ph.D.

Sarbjeet has worked on multiple research projects/grants, including for the United Nations and the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants (CIRI). She also conducted a qualitative study on prosecutorial challenges in human trafficking cases in the United States, using multiple stakeholders’ perspectives, including law enforcement, victim advocates and services, and prosecutors.

Sarbjeet has presented her research at the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and the University of Cambridge. Her work has been published in Countering Terrorist and Criminal Financing; Evidence-Based Professionals Quarterly; and the Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology & Human Genetics.

Sarbjeet joined the University of New Haven in 2016 as a graduate student in the forensic technology graduate program. Upon completing her master’s degree in 2018, she was accepted into the University’s Ph.D. program in criminal justice and started her first assignment as a research consultant for the University’s Office of International Criminal Justice and Security.

She is a member of the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the American Political Science Association, and the International Studies Association.

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Sarbjeet Kaur, a practitioner in residence of forensic science and interim director of the Center for Forensic Investigations of Trafficking in Persons, discusses the fight against child trafficking happening in Connecticut.

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In-Person Meetings for Day Classes are Cancelled for Thursday, February 6, 2025; Online/remote classes to be held as determined by Faculty.

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