PRIMARY RESEARCH AREA: COURTS AND CHARTER RIGHTS
In 2023, I was awarded a SSHRC Insight Grant (2023-2028) to empirically evaluate the way in which the Supreme Court of Canada permits governments to limit Charter rights. Together with political scientists Geoffrey Sigalet and Brendan Dell, I am currently in the process of building a dataset of all Supreme Court of Canada decisions since 1982 that involves the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as well as Aboriginal and Treaty Rights.

PREVIOUS RESEARCH AREA: GOVERNANCE OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE
From 2007-2018, my main research agenda concerned assisted reproduction policy. My 2018 book, Assisted Reproduction in Canada: Framing, Federalism, and Failure, is a case study of the Canadian experience. It traces the development of Canadian assisted reproductive technology policy from the 1993 Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies to the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2010 decision that struck down much of Canada’s assisted reproduction policy.

From 2018-2021, I explored how naturopathic medicine is governed in the Canadian provinces. This project involved two main publications: an exploration of the way naturopathic medicine is constructed in the Canadian media, and a survey of regulated naturopathic doctors in Canada. I held a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for this project between 2018-2020.

EMPLOYMENT
Since 2015, I have been employed as a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. From 2015-2020, I was an Assistant Professor. In 2020, I received tenure and became an Associate Professor. I served as Graduate Coordinator of the Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy (CCJP) program from 2018-2020.

PAID CONSULTING
On occasion, I conduct research reports and consultation to government departments, non-governmental organizations, and public policy institutes for a fee. I have not received financial support of more than $15,000 for an individual project over the last five years.