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Lisa Feldstein

Principal Lawyer / Health Lawyer / Adjunct Professor | Lisa Feldstein Law Office PC / York University (Faculty of Health)

Health law, family health law, reproductive law, surrogacy, fertility law, sperm donation, egg donation, family caregivers, legal advice for family caregivers, mental health law

Dr. Hadley Friedland

Assistant Professor, Law | University of Alberta

Criminal Law, Family & Child Welfare Law, Indigenous & Aboriginal Law, Intersections of Gender, Law & Society

Dr. Dawn Bowdish

Canada Research Chair in Aging and Immunity, Associate Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine | McMaster University

Understanding why changes in immunity that occur with age and how this predisposes us to infection and chronic inflammatory diseases.

Catalina Rodriguez

Lawyer | Forte Workplace Law

employment law, harassment, bullying, bystander intervention, diversity, inclusion, workplace conflict, human rights, mediation, conflict resolution.

Dr. Jennifer Robson

Associate Professor | Carleton University

social policy, public policy, government, poverty, welfare policy, taxes and transfers, poverty alleviation, policy advocacy