I am a cross-disciplinary scholar committed to fostering dynamic thinking in our increasingly complex and globalized world where legal problems are becoming much more than problems about law. I am a Lecturer, Cyber Law at Te Piringa Faculty of Law, University of Waikato, New Zealand. Prior to that, I was a Schulich Fellow in law at Dalhousie University ('22-'23). I am also a former Assistant Dean, JD Program at uOttawa. I hold an MA (Carleton), a BA (uOttawa), an ARCT (Royal Conservatory, Toronto, flute performance), and a Dip AA (Mohawk College, honours music).
Research
The first pillar of my dissertation focuses on generative AI technologies that raise fundamental questions about our notions of authorship. The second pillar of my research shifts from a focus on algorithms and authored words to algorithms and drafted words. Specifically, I deal with legal, ethical, and policy challenges arising from the use of big data through an exploration of the emerging algorithmic contract. While the rise of the algorithmic contract forms part of a continuing story of innovation in the law of contracts, “negotiating” with an “agnostic” algorithm may lead to its potential fall in terms of safety. The third pillar of my dissertation addresses how technology facilitates gender based violence.