Research Area(s)
- Access to justice
- Child protection and child welfare law
- Clinical law
- Indigenous law
- Property law
Professional education
- LLM (Saskatchewan)
- JD (Saskatchewan)
- BFA with Honors in Dance (Toronto)
Profile
Jamesy is an assistant professor at the College of Law with a research focus in child protection law. Jamesy received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree Cum Laude in Dance (2006) from York University and both her Juris Doctor (2012) and Master of Laws (2017) from the University of Saskatchewan. Jamesy’s research during her LLM focused on child welfare in Saskatchewan. Prior to joining the College of Law, Jamesy practised law in Saskatoon with a focus on child protection matters and Indigenous governance in relation to child protection. Jamesy is passionate about policy development and governance surrounding child protection for Indigenous communities and organizations, and she is devoted to advocating for children and families facing systemic barriers in our community. Jamesy is honoured to be engaged in community lead research with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and to have supported the development and implementation of an MOU as between the FSIN and College of Law. Jamesy's teaching areas include property law, entertainment law, child protection law, and the development of experiential learning opportunities for law students.
Courses taught
- Child Protection
- Child Protection Practicum
- Child Protection Externship
- Entertainment
- Property Law