Paul Mazerolle Last updated October 24, 2025 Early life and career Mazerolle was born in Fredericton ,New Brunswick, [ 3] to parents Kay and Rowan Mazerolle. [ 4] In 1984,at the age of 19,he was a competitive hockey player and goaltender for the Northside Pizza Delight Caps in the Southern New Brunswick Junior Hockey League,while studying at the University of New Brunswick . Previously,he left as a hockey player for St. Thomas University . [ 5] In 1989,Mazerolle received his Bachelor of Arts in sociology at the University of New Brunswick. The following year,he studied in the United States where he earned a Master of Science in criminal justice at Northeastern University , [ 4] and in 1995 he earned his PhD in criminology at the University of Maryland . [ 1] At the time of receiving his PhD,he was an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati 's Department of Criminal Justice. [ 4]
Career In 2000,Mazerolle moved to Australia and worked at the University of Queensland . [ 1] Between 2002 and 2005,he served as the first Research and Prevention Director for the Crime and Misconduct Commission . [ 6] [ 7] In 2006,he became a professor and director of the Violence Research and Prevention Program at Griffith University ,where he would later serve as the head of the Key Centre for Ethics,Law,Justice and Governance. [ 1] [ 6] [ 8] Mazerolle has also been an editor of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology . [ 9]
In 2019,Mazerolle moved back to New Brunswick,Canada where he became the president and vice-chancellor of the University of New Brunswick (UNB). [ 1] [ 10] In 2023,he was reappointed to serve at the University of New Brunswick for an additional five year term, [ 11] which began on July 1,2024. [ 9] On October 16,2025,UNB announced Mazerolle's decision to step down after the spring 2026 term. [ 12] The following day,it was announced that he would be serving as Vice Chancellor of University of Southern Queensland in March 2026. [ 13]
Publications Piquero,Alex &Mazerolle,Paul. (2000). Life-Course Criminology:Contemporary and Classic Readings . Mazerolle,Paul,and Tara Renae McGee. (2015). Developmental and Life-Course Criminological Theories . Piquero,Alexis Russell,and Paul J. Mazerolle,editors. Criminal Career Findings and Life-Course Studies:Worldwide Research and Perspectives . References 1 2 3 4 5 "UNB names ex-pat New Brunswicker as new president" . CBC News . January 28, 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ↑ Staff, Huddle (17 November 2022). "Podcast: Paul Mazerolle On The Entrepreneurial Spirit At UNB" . Huddle.Today . Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ↑ "Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle" . University of New Brunswick . The Globe and Mail. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . 1 2 3 "GRADUATION - Paul Mazerolle" . Daily Gleaner . October 26, 1995. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ↑ Ritchie, David (November 21, 1984). "Tough Decision Facing Caps' Mazerolle" . Daily Gleaner . Retrieved 15 September 2023 . 1 2 "Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle - New Brunswick Business Council" . nbbc-cenb.ca . New Brunswick Business Council. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ↑ "Paul Mazerolle" . Integrity 20 . Griffith University. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ↑ "Dr. Paul Mazerolle appointed 19th president and vice-chancellor of UNB" . blogs.unb.ca . January 28, 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . 1 2 "About Paul Mazerolle" . www.unb.ca . University of New Brunswick . Retrieved 28 December 2023 . ↑ "CCJS Alum Dr. Paul Mazerolle Named University of New Brunswick's 19th President and Vice-Chancellor | CCJS l Criminology and Criminal Justice Department l University of Maryland" . ccjs.umd.edu . University of Maryland Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ↑ "University of New Brunswick - Dr. Paul J. Mazerolle Reappointed as President and Vice-Chancellor of UNB" . Education News Canada . July 4, 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ↑ Hoyt, Janet. "Leadership update from Janet Hoyt, Chair of the UNB Board of Governors" . University of New Brunswick Board Chair . Retrieved October 23, 2025 . ↑ Ross, John (October 17, 2025). "Southern Queensland taps Canadian leader as next vice-chancellor" . Times Higher Education . Retrieved October 23, 2025 .
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