Dr. Kelly W. Sundberg

Dr. Kelly W. Sundberg

Biography:

Dr. Kelly Sundberg has a PhD from Monash University, a Master of Arts in Leadership and Training from Royal Roads University and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (Political Science) from the University of Victoria. 

He is currently a Sessional Faculty member at University Canada West teaching Politics and Government and Introduction to Social Justice. 

Expertise and Experience 

In additional to his sessional work at UCW, Dr. Sundberg is an Associate Professor at Mount Royal University, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, Adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide, and a visiting scholar at the University of East London. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Sundberg worked for over 15 years in various law enforcement, policy and advising positions with the Government of Canada. 

Publications and Scholarly Activity 

Peer-Reviewed Academic Journal Articles and Reports: 

  • Leuprecht, C., Hataley, T. Sundberg, K., & Brunet-Jailly. (2023). The United States-Canada Security Community: A Case Study in Mature Border Management. In C. Leuprecht, T. Hateley, & E. Brunet-Jailly (Eds.) Patterns in Border Security: Regional Comparisons. New York, NY: Routledge
  • Lai, K., Queiroz, L., Shmerko, V., Sundberg, K. & Yanushkevich, S. (2023) "Post-Pandemic Follow-Up Audit of Security Checkpoints," IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3238311.
  • Sundberg, K.W., Mitchell, L., & Levinson, D.M. (2023). Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Jews in Canada and Around the World. Journal of Religion and Health. 17. 1-16.
  • Sundberg, K. & Ferguson, M. (2022). Bespoke Experiential Learning for Students and Faculty Alike. Journal of Security, Intelligence, and Resilience Education. 14 – special online edition https://jsire.org
  • Sundberg, K., Trussler, T., Booke, J., & Witt, C. (July 2022). Assessing the Feasibility of a Professional College of Policing for British Columbia. A report sponsored by the Crime Research Program of the BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General by Mount Royal University.
  • Leuprecht, C., Hataley, T., Sundberg, K., Cozine, K., & Brunet-Jailly, E. (2021). The United States-Canada security community: a case study in mature border management. Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 59(4). 376 – 398.
  • Sundberg, K.W., Witt, C.M., Abela, G., & Mitchell, L. (2021). Peeling the Paradigm: Exploring the Professionalization of Policing in Canada. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being. 6(4). 187 – 190.
  • Sundberg, K.W. & Ferrill, J.K. (2020). How Calgary’s Public Universities Addressed the COVID-19 Crisis. Journal of Security, Intelligence, and Resilience Education. 10(11) – special online edition https://jsire.org
  • Leuprecht, C., Sundberg, K., Hataley, T. & Green, A. (2020). Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). In S. Carvin, T. Juneau, & C. Forcese (Eds.) Top Secret Canada: Understanding the Canadian Intelligence and National Security Community. Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press
  • Sundberg, K.W. (2020). Security and Religion in the Modern, Neo-Liberal World. In P. Babie and R. Sarre (Eds.) Religion Matters. Singapore: Springer.
  • Sundberg, K.W. & Witt, C.M. (2019). Facial Recognition as an Emerging Risk to Undercover Operators and Operations. Journal of the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers. 27(3). 3 – 17.
  • Yanushkeivich, S., Sundberg, K., Twyman, S., Eastwood, S. & Shmerko, V. (2019). Emerging Modeling Technologies for Biometric-Enabled Watchlist Screening. Journal of Computers and Security. 85. 372 – 385.
  • Levinson, D.M. & Sundberg, K.W. (Nov. 2019). The Evolution of the Professional Security Industry. Security Solutions Magazine. 118. 26 – 29.

Awards 

  • 2020 - Nominated 2020 Distinguished Faculty (Credit) Award at Mount Royal University
  • 2019 - Honorary Inductee with the Mount Royal University Golden Key Society
  • 2018 - Nominated 2018 Distinguished Faculty (Credit) Award at Mount Royal University
  • 2013 - Nominated 2013 Alumni Excellence Award at Royal Roads University
  • 2007 - Certificate of Appreciation from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (Meritorious Contribution)
  • 2004 - Commendation from the TBI & USMS (Capture of TBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive)
  • 1994 - Commendation from Our Missing Children Canada (Recovery of Three Abducted Children)