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About Nayha Acharya

Nayha Acharya completed her LLB at the University of Alberta, then articled and practiced at the Edmonton law firm Reynolds, Mirth, Richards and Farmer. She has been part of the Schulich School of Law community since 2011, when she arrived to pursue graduate studies, earning an LLM in 2012 and a PhD in 2017.

Current research interests include alternative dispute resolution, civil procedure and procedural justice, legal theory, dispute resolution, and medical negligence. Nayha has also taught Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Introduction to Law, and Law and Ethics at our law school.

Positions

Present Associate Professor of Law, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
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Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Service and Affiliations

2019 - Present Member, Law and Society Association of Canada
2015 - Present Member, Canadian Association of Law Teachers
2012 - Present Volunteer Member, Raag-Mala Society of Nova Scotia
2009 - Present Member, Law Society of Alberta
2017 Instructor, IOI-Canada Ocean Governance Training Program ("Negotiation Theory and Practice" session)
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Honors and Awards

  • 2019 Travel Award from the Dalhousie Centre of Teaching and Learning to present at the Canadian Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, Enabling Creativity, Passion and Freedom in Law Classrooms through Teaching as Meditative Inquiry
  • 2016-2017 Nova Scotia Graduate Students Scholarship
  • 2016-2017 Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Scotia Scholar Award (Doctoral)
  • 2015 Travel Award from the Dalhousie Centre of Teaching and Learning to present at the Canadian Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, Educating Responsible Lawyers through Critical Reflection and Applications to Teaching Civil Procedure
  • 2015-2016 Schulich Fellowship (Teaching Civil Procedure and Introduction to Law 2015-2016)
  • 2013-2016 Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC) (Doctoral)
  • 2014-2015 Schulich Graduate Student Teaching Fellowship in Civil Procedure
  • 2013, 2014 President’s Award, Dalhousie University
  • 2012-2015 Nova Scotia Law Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Law (Doctoral)
  • 2012-2015 CIHR Fellowship in Health Law, Ethics and Policy (Doctoral)
  • 2011-2012 Nova Scotia Law Foundation Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Law (Masters)
  • 2011-2012 Schulich Scholarship in Law (Masters)
  • 2011-2012 CIHR Fellowship in Health Law, Ethics and Policy (Masters)
  • 2003-2006 Jason Lang Scholarship, University of Alberta Academic Excellence, Roderick Fraser Undergraduate Achievement (Undergraduate)

Courses

Education

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2019 - 2020 Certificate in Conflict Management, Saint Mary’s Executive and Professional Development
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2012 - 2017 PhD, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
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2013 - 2015 Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law ‐ Center for Teaching and Learning
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2011 - 2012 LLM, Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law
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2005 - 2008 LLB (First Class Standing), University of Alberta
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2002 - 2005 3 years of B. Sc. (Hon) in Psychology - First Class Standing, University of Alberta
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Contact Information

Schulich School of Law
Weldon Law Building
6061 University Avenue
PO Box 15000
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2

Email: nayha@dal.ca

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Articles (11)

Book Chapters (3)

Conference Proceedings (3)

Academic Works (1)