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Professor Jennifer Chandler is a Professor of Law at the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics and is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She holds the Bertram Loeb Research Chair and serves as Vice-Dean of Research for the Faculty of Law. Additionally, she is an Affiliate Investigator at the Bruyère Research Institute in Ottawa. Professor Chandler leads interdisciplinary research at the intersection of law, ethics, neuroscience, and biomedical technologies, with particular focus on neuroethics and organ donation/transplantation policy.
Professor Chandler's research spans several critical areas in bioethics and health law. Her work examines the legal and ethical implications of emerging neurotechnologies, including brain-computer interfaces, deep brain stimulation, and cognitive enhancement technologies. She investigates how these technologies challenge existing legal frameworks related to privacy, autonomy, and personhood. In the realm of organ donation and transplantation, she explores ethical and legal issues surrounding death determination, organ allocation policies, and innovative donation procedures. Her scholarship also addresses mental health law, medical assistance in dying, and the application of biomedical technologies in criminal justice contexts.
Professor Chandler's recent publications reveal a strong focus on the ethical, legal, and social implications of neurotechnologies. Her work increasingly examines how artificial intelligence intersects with neural interfaces, the legal conceptualization of human-technology integration, and the protection of cognitive liberties. She has made significant contributions to understanding the regulatory frameworks needed for emerging neurotechnologies and has been instrumental in shaping policy discussions around brain-computer interfaces and neurosurgical interventions for psychiatric conditions. Her interdisciplinary approach combines legal scholarship with insights from neuroscience, philosophy, and social sciences to address complex bioethical challenges.
- 2024 Steven E. Hyman Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Neuroethics from the International Neuroethics Society
- Bertram Loeb Research Chair at the University of Ottawa
Professor Chandler actively mentors graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working at the intersection of law, neuroscience, and biomedical ethics. She supervises research on topics including the legal conceptualization of advanced prostheses, lived experiences of brain-computer interface users, and ethical implications of neurotechnology. Her research is supported by multiple grants, including ERA-NET Neuron/CIHR funding for the "Hybrid Minds" project investigating intelligent neuroprostheses. She leads the Bertram Loeb Organ & Tissue Donation Institute research stream and participates in numerous policy initiatives including the Canadian Society of Transplantation Ethics Committee and the Pan Canada Neurotechnology Ethics Collaboration.
Professor Chandler directs several major research projects including "Hybrid Minds: Experiential, Ethical and Legal Investigation of Intelligent Neuroprostheses," "The Laws of Neurosurgery for Psychiatric Disorders," and studies on Ulysses contracts related to deep brain stimulation. She also leads important work on organ donation after cardiac death, premortem interventions in donation, and the neurophysiology of the dying process. Her collaborative approach brings together clinical experts, policy-makers, and diverse scholars from multiple disciplines to address complex bioethical challenges.
