investigators

Kathleen (Katie) Hammond (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University and a leading expert on egg donation in Canada. Her broader work brings together sociological and legal approaches—both theoretical and empirical—to examine how the rapid evolution of assisted reproductive and genetic technologies are changing socio-legal realities.

Alana Cattapan (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and the Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction. Her research focuses on reproductive autonomy, the commercialization of the body, and the governance of assisted reproduction in Canada.

research assistants

Katie Cheung (she/her) is a JD candidate at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University and has obtained a Master’s of Public Health degree from McMaster University. Her interests include conducting research on topics that intersect between health and law.

Kristen Hogg (she/her) is a JD Candidate at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her interests include health and regulatory law.

Anya Johnson Poon (she/her) is an MA in Global Governance candidate and Graduate Research Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Waterloo. Her work deals broadly with medical and reproductive travel and queer reproduction. 

Noshin Ullah (she/her) is a JD Candidate at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. She is interested in legal principles governing health law and equity. 

Zoë Walwyn (she/her) is a JD Candidate at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her interests include health and privacy law.