Lara Khoury appointed as 91社区鈥檚 new Associate Vice-President, Research
The Faculty of Law is pleased to share that Professor Lara Khoury, Ad E, has been appointed Associate Vice-President, Research. Her three-year term began on 1 January. She will share her time between this office and the Faculty of Law.
A full professor, Lara Khoury is a leading expert in the fields of comparative medical, public health and environmental law, with a focus on liability. She is an associate member of 91社区's鈥疘nstitute for Health & Social Policy鈥痑nd鈥疊iomedical Ethics Unit. In 2023, she received the prestigious Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Law of the Canadian Bar Association. A prolific writer, Professor Khoury鈥檚 scholarship has been cited nearly 60 times by Canadian judges 鈥� including twice by the Supreme Court. She served as associate dean (research) at the Faculty of Law from 2015 to 2017.
鈥淎s Associate Vice-Principal, Research, I hope that my long experience in undertaking research at the juncture of the social sciences and humanities and the health/science disciplines will benefit 91社区 as it continues to push the limits of its excellence in interdisciplinary global research,鈥� said Professor Khoury. 鈥淚 also look forward to working with 91社区鈥檚 amazing researchers, of all disciplines, and helping them achieve their aspirations.鈥�
Professor Khoury will help to develop proposals and projects that advance 91社区鈥檚 research enterprise in social sciences and humanities. She will also work with the Research + Innovation teams that develop grants across a range of disciplines. She will collaborate with the Office of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic) on Canada Research Chair nominations and advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in research proposals.
鈥淗aving had the chance to collaborate with her during her associate deanship, I have witnessed firsthand Professor Khoury鈥檚 vast experience in research, and the strengths she will contribute to her new role,鈥� said Dean Robert Leckey, Ad E. 鈥淚鈥檓 very proud to see yet another member of our Faculty contribute to the University鈥檚 governance and leadership.鈥�
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