Present | Professor of Law; Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law and Governance; Primary Researcher; Associate Director, Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law ‐ Marine and Environmental Law Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2017 - 2024 | Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law & Governance |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
2017 - 2022 | Comparing Canadian and Russian Approaches and Challenges in Arctic Ocean Governance |
Donner Canadian Foundation | |
2017 - 2022 | Future-proofing Marine Protected Area Networks Ocean Frontier Institute (CFI) |
Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) | |
2014 - 2020 | Transboundary Fisheries Management in Changing North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans OceanCanada Partnership |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
2017 - 2019 | Canadian Ocean Acidification Research Partnership [2] Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) |
Networks of Centres of Excellence Program (NSERC/NCE) | |
2012 - 2017 | Biogeochemical Projection under a Changing Climate [1] Marine Environmental Observation Prediction and Response (MEOPAR) Network |
Networks of Centres of Excellence Program (NSERC/NCE) | |
2010 - 2017 | Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law & Governance |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
2011 - 2015 | Tracking and Envisioning the Future for Arctic Ocean Governance |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) | |
2010 - 2015 | Tracking & Protecting Marine Species at Risk: An Interdisciplinary and International Partnership International Joint Venture Project: Ocean Tracking Network (OTN) |
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Editorial Board, Arctic Review on Law and Policy | Present | Regional Reporter, Arctic, Yearbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford) | Present | Chair, Dalhousie Advisory Committee to the International Ocean Institute-Canada | Present | Member, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) | Present | Member, International Council of Environmental Law | Present | Member, Nova Scotia Bar | Present | Editorial Board, Ocean Yearbook | Present | Editorial Board, Ocean and Coastal Management | Present | Editorial Board, The Yearbook of Polar Law | 2004 - 2018 | Co-Chair, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) Specialist Group on Oceans, Coasts and Coral Reefs |
Honors and Awards
- Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Ocean Law and Governance, Schulich School of Law
- Member, International Council of Environmental Law
- Member, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law
Courses
1994 | PhD, University of Wales, Cardiff | |
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1982 | LLM, Dalhousie University | |
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1980 | JD, UALR - University of Arkansas, Little Rock School of Law | |
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1974 | MDiv, Princeton University | |
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1971 | BA, Calvin College | |
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