Honours, Offices and Funded Projects
Honours & Awards
- Award for Excellence in Teaching, Presented by the Student Law Society at the University of Windsor's Faculty of Law for exemplary teaching and exceptional dedication to Windsor Law, 2008
- University of Windsor Faculty Recognition Award, 2005
- Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Michigan, 2003
Offices, Committees, etc
- Board Member, International Association of Law Schools, 2008
- Board Member, BC Civil Liberties Association, 2007 - present
- Editor-In-Chief (with Dr. Chris Waters) Windsor Yearbook Access to Justice, 2008 to present
- Articles Editor, Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, 2003 - present
- University of Windsor Academic Orientation Committee, 2002 - 2008
- Windsor International Advisory Board, 2002 - present
- University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Center for Law in Aid of Development Committee, 2002 - 2003
- University of Windsor, Social Justice Group, 2002 - 2003
- Director, Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, 2001 - 2003
- Member, Gender Network, Canadian Council of Refugees, 2000 - 2004
- Director, Near East Cultural & Education Foundation, 2000 - 2004
- Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Culturelink Settlement Services, 1996 - 2002
Funded Projects
- KARAMAH - Judicial Independence and Human Dignity, Principal Investigator, $7,000,000, Partnership Between University of Windsor, Birzeit University, Palestinian Judicial Institute and select Canadian judges with approximately $4,500,000 contribution from the Canadian International Development Agency (2007-2011)
- Women' Access to Justice in the Middle East, Principal Investigator, International Development Research Center
- Palestinian Judicial Education, Principal Investigator, Canadian International Development Agency, (2005)
- Feasibility of Canadian Support for Legal Reform in Palestine, Principal Investigator, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trave (2004)
- Funding Secured To Develop Mission re. Security Council Resolution 1325 - Rights and Democracy (2002); Urgent Action Fund (2002)