Chelsea Cox

Chelsea Cox serves as a Part-time Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. Her interdisciplinary career bridges health administration and legal scholarship, focusing on critical public health policy issues within legal frameworks.

Her educational qualifications are:

• Bachelor of Kinesiology (BKIN) from Acadia University
• Master of Health Administration (MHA) from Dalhousie University
• Juris Doctor (JD) from Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

Professor Cox's research centers on health law, with particular emphasis on cannabis regulation, prison health (especially HIV prevention), and military sexual misconduct. Her recent work critically examines the Canadian Cannabis Act and its implications, as well as the challenges of implementing public health measures in institutional settings like prisons and the military. This research addresses the complex interplay between law, health policy, and vulnerable populations.

Her scholarly output demonstrates a clear shift from earlier biomedical research (in the 1990s) to contemporary legal and policy analysis, reflecting her transition from health administration to law. Current trends in her work highlight regulatory challenges in emerging areas of health law and the need for evidence-based legal interventions.

Professor Cox is active in legal scholarship and can be reached via email at ccox@uottawa.ca.