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Professor Lisa Philipps serves as Provost & Vice-President Academic at York University while holding a professorship at Osgoode Hall Law School, where she has taught since 1996. Her academic career combines significant leadership roles including Interim Dean of Lakehead University's Bora Laskin Faculty of Law (2015) and Associate Vice-President Research at York University (2011-2014).
Her educational background includes:
- LLB from the University of Toronto
- LLM from York University (Osgoode)
- Called to the Bar of Ontario in 1988
Professor Philipps specializes in taxation law and fiscal policy, with particular expertise in gender and social policy implications of tax systems. Her research explores fundamental values and policy choices in designing fair and efficient tax systems, focusing on registered savings plans, tax expenditures, income splitting, balanced budget laws, and judicial approaches to tax law. She brings a feminist legal theory perspective to her analysis of tax policy, examining how tax systems impact gender equality and social justice.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on middle-class formation through tax policy, gender-responsive tax design, and international comparisons of tax expenditure transparency. Her work bridges academic scholarship with practical policy applications, particularly in Canadian tax law and comparative international contexts.
Her notable awards include:
- Angela Hildyard Recognition Award (2024)
- WXN Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 (2017)
- Teaching Excellence Award at Osgoode Hall Law School (2005)
- Master Teacher Award from University of Victoria (1993)
Professor Philipps has advised graduate students including Sasan Ansari, Humayun Chaudhary, and Anastasiya Kurhanava while securing research funding from organizations including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario. Her current funded research focuses on legal frameworks for work-integrated learning. She has held numerous leadership positions including serving on the Provincial Judges Pension Board and as Director of Research Policy for the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
