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Poland Lai is an Associate Professor at the School of Administrative Studies, part of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University. Her academic work bridges law, policy, and governance, with a focus on regulatory frameworks in public administration.
- PhD in Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
- MA in Political Economy, Carleton University
- BComm in Management Science with Mathematics minor, McGill University
Dr. Lai’s research explores the rise of the regulatory state, compliance mechanisms, and internal government regulation. Her doctoral dissertation on Ontario long-term care home governance has been shared at legal and non-legal conferences, with part of her work published in The Aging-Disability Nexus (UBC Press, 2020). She has also contributed to journals such as the Canadian Journal of Law & Society and Disability & Society.
Dr. Lai has received the Ontario Graduate Scholarship and brings extensive policy experience from her role as a senior advisor with the Ontario Ministry of Finance. She currently teaches at York University and is accepting new graduate students.
