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Dr. Lorna Turnbull is a Professor and former Dean at the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, where she also directs the Concentration in Access to Justice in French. She holds an Honours B.A. (Queen’s University), LL.B. (University of Ottawa), LL.M., and J.S.D. (Columbia University). Her teaching spans Legal Methods, Family Law, Human Rights, and Tax Law, with a focus on bilingual legal education. Research emphasizes gender equality, care work, economic inequality, Indigenous families, and big data policy. Notable awards include the 2023 Extraordinary Service Award and 2019 Teacher Recognition Award.
- Education:
- Honours B.A. (First Class), Queen’s University
- LL.B. (magna cum laude), University of Ottawa
- LL.M. and J.S.D., Columbia University
- Research Focus: Gender equality, legal frameworks for care, constitutional rights, economic justice, and reconciliation.
- Grants: SSHRC, CIHR, Manitoba Province, Justice Canada (as PI/co-PI).
Community roles include Board Member of Basic Income Canada Network, Commissioner of Automobile Injury Compensation Appeal Commission (part-time), and member of the National Judicial Institute’s Board of Governors. Current visiting professor at Glasgow Caledonian University’s WiSE Centre.
Advocacy includes UN Platform for Action Committee, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund, and Legal Help Centre Board. Authored Double Jeopardy: Motherwork and the Law and two upcoming books.
