SHAUNA LABMAN Faculty of Law Robson Hall, Room 300H 224 Dysart Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2

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1 ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS SHAUNA LABMAN Faculty of Law Robson Hall, Room 300H 224 Dysart Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2 Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba July 2013 present (parental leave December 2014-December 2015) EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Dissertation: At Law s Border: Unsettling Refugee Resettlement Supervisor: Catherine Dauvergne Certificate Program, Centre for Forced Migration Studies, Northwestern University Summer Institute: Refugee Protection and the Rights and Processes of (Re)settlement, 2016 Protection Learning Programme, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 2009 Master of Laws, University of British Columbia, Thesis: The Invisibles: An Examination of Refugee Resettlement Ontario Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada, Bachelor of Laws (Co-Op), University of Victoria, Bachelor of Arts (English & Religion) (Honours), University of British Columbia, REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Shauna Labman, Private Sponsorship: Complement or Conflicting Interests? (2016) 32:2 Refuge Shauna Labman & Catherine Dauvergne, Evaluating Canada s Approach to Gender-Related Persecution Revisiting and Re-Embracing Refugee Women and the Imperative of Categories in Efrat Arbel, Catherine Dauvergne, and Jenni Millbank eds. Gender in Refugee Law: from the Margins to the Centre (London: Routledge, 2014) (first author).

2 Shauna Labman, Migration, Movement & Family: The Decline of Family in Canadian Immigration 2014(2) G20 Youth Forum Conference Proceedings Shauna Labman, Queue the Rhetoric: Refugees, Resettlement and Reform (2011) 62 University of New Brunswick Law Journal Shauna Labman, Looking Back, Moving Forward: The History and Future of Refugee Protection (2010) 10 Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law. Shauna Labman, Globalizing Rights and Going Wrong: Finding the Right Path to Refugee Protection (2009) 5:2 Journal of International Law and International Relations Shauna Labman, Resettlement s Renaissance: A Cautionary Advocacy (2007) 24:2 Refuge Shauna Labman, Genetic Prophecies: The Future of the Canadian Workplace (2004) 30:2 Manitoba Law Journal Shauna Labman, Left in Legal Limbo: Transsexual Identity and the Law (2001) 7 Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform COMMENTARIES & NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Shauna Labman, Asylum no easy way to stay here, Winnipeg Free Press, 7 February Jerome Cranston & Shauna Labman, Refugee parents must be involved in children's education, CBC News, 23 October Shauna Labman, 8 months after Alan Kurdi's body found, refugees the focus of Winnipeg events, CBC News, 2 May Shauna Labman, Refugee Program Should Not be Privatized, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 October Shauna Labman, Sponsors are doing more while the Canadian government does less, Migrationresearch.ca, 12 September Shauna Labman, Is Nunavut Really a Failing State?, The Mark, 22 August Shauna Labman, CCR visit finds Colombia not safe for some, Refugee Update, Issue 69 (Winter 2010) at 5. Shauna Labman and Erin Tolley, What is a Canadian Citizen?, The Mark, 1 November (full co-author). Shauna Labman, Questions on Kenney s Refugee Plan, The Mark, 1 April

3 Shauna Labman, Flee First, Ask Questions Later, The Mark, 23 October Shauna Labman, Refocus Concern for Refugees, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 August 2009, A11. Shauna Labman, An Experiment in Innovation: Nunavut s Single-Level Trial Court (2003) 28:1 LawNow MEDIA: Quoted Interview for Refugee Bottleneck : Local experts criticize newcomer claims process Jessica Botelho-Urbanski, Metro News, 23 February Interview Source for Welcome Support for Welcome Place Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press, 13 February Interview Source for Calls grow to end unsafe crossings Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February Radio Interview on 680 CJOB with Richard Cloutier, 7 February 2017 Quoted Interview for Local advocates join fight to trash refugee agreement with United States Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press, 2 February Quoted Interview for Scrap Safe Country Pact CBC News, 1 February Quoted Interview for FAQ: How refugee claimants seek asylum in Canada CBC News, 13 January Quoted Interview for Visionary Conversations Panel Discussion To Focus On Syrian Refugee Crisis Osho Samuel Adetunji, The Manitoban, 26 January Quoted Interview for UofM, UMSU Sponsor Syrian Refugees Shreya Ghimire, The Manitoban, 19 January Quoted Interview for Prioritization is not Exclusion, Say Experts Florence Hwang, New Canadian Media, 29 November Quoted Interview for Compassion by the Book Carol Sanders, Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION Lead Organizer, Building Bridges Between Canada s Indigenous and Newcomer Groups May, Thunderbird House, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Conference Planning Support $5,000 University of Manitoba, Legal Research Institute; $5,000 University of Manitoba Travel and Conference Sponsorship Program; $5,000 Dean s Fund, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba). 3

4 Organizer, Trudeau Foundation, Pre-Conference Workshop Citizenship and Scholarship from Coast to Coast to Coast 16 November, 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia. Organizing Committee, Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies 2016 Conference Exploring a Path from Armed Conflict, Persecution, and Forced Migration to Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, and Development May 201, Menno Simons College, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Co-applicant on successful SSHRC Connections Grant 2016) Conference Co-Organizer, Building Connections: Refugee Research and Community Outreach 28 March 2014, University of Manitoba (Conference planning support of $5,347 obtained through University of Manitoba, Legal Research Institute). Organizing Committee, The Indochinese Refugee Movement and the Launch of Canada s Private Sponsorship Program November 2013, Toronto, York University. Conference Co-Organizer, Citizenship from Coast to Coast to Coast: Crossing Canada, A National Dialogue 17 November 2011, Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Conference planning support of $1,000 obtained through Trudeau Foundation Scholars Workshop funding). Conference Co-Organizer, Citizenship from Coast to Coast to Coast: Isolation, Identity and Inclusion June 2011, Iqaluit, Nunavut. (Conference planning support of $10,000 obtained through Trudeau Foundation Public Interaction Program). Roundtable Co-Organizer, Citizenship from Coast to Coast to Coast: Citizenship Outside the Centre 13 th National Metropolis Conference, March 2011, Vancouver, British Columbia. Conference Co-Organizer, Citizenship from Coast to Coast to Coast: Citizenship without the Nation October 2010, University of British Columbia. (Conference support provided by the Liu Institute for Global Issues). Conference Co-Organizer and panel chair, 5th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop on Migration Studies, 12 February 2009, University of British Columbia. CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION (last 10 years) Migration Law Research Cluster Lecture, Refugee Resettlement: Blending, Bargaining and Burden-Sharing, University of Manitoba, Robson Hall, 21 September 2016 Panel Speaker, Syrian Refugees, Miles Macdonell Collegiate, Winnipeg, 25 May Chair, Plenary Panel on Human Rights, Canadian Association for Refugees and Forced Migration Studies 2016 Conference, Winnipeg, 12 May Expert Panel, Refugees Are we getting it right? University of Manitoba Visionary Conversations on Campus, 3 February

5 Panel Moderator, Knocking on National Doors Uninvited: The Migrant and Refugee Crisis in Europe and Global Implications, Strangers in New Homelands 2015 Conference, 6 November 2015, University of Manitoba. Invited Presenter, Lip Service? Canada s Approach to Gender-Related Protection, American Bar Association Section of International Law Fall Meeting, October 2015, Montreal, Quebec. Invited Presenter, Evaluating Canada s Approach to Gender Persecution, Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation, 23 May 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Selected Plenary Speaker, Resettlement: Canada s Complementary Protection or Conflicting Promise? Center for Forced Migration Studies, Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies, Northwestern University: Refugee Protection Outside of the International Legal Framework: Expanding Cross-National and Cross-Disciplinary Collaborations, May 2014, Evanston, Illinois. Selected Presenter, Migration, Movement & Family: The Decline of Family in Canadian Immigration, G20 Youth Forum 2014, 7-11 May 2014, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany. Panel Chair, The Indochinese Refugee Movement and the Launch of Canada s Private Sponsorship Program November 2013, Toronto, York University. Presenter, Academia & Advocacy: The Intersection of Refugee Research and Refugee Rights, Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation, 30 May 2013, Burnaby, British Columbia. Presenter, At Law s Border: Unsettling Refugee Resettlement, Canadian Council for Refugees Spring Consultation, 30 May 2013, Burnaby, British Columbia. Presentation on fact-finding mission to Colombia, Canadian Council for Refugees Fall Consultation, November 2010, Calgary, Alberta. Invited Presenter, Privatizing Protection? Canada-Israel Bilateral Forum on Immigration and Integration, 30 May 2010, Emek Hefer, Israel. Presenter, Durable Protection: A Concept, 3 rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, 6-8 May 2010, Hamilton, Ontario. Conference Participant, Migration and Mobility 14 th International Metropolis Conference, September 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark. Presenter, Legal Theory at the Borders, In Search of Authority, Rebellion and Action Postgraduate & Early Career Researchers' Workshop on Methodological Approaches to Legal Scholarship, December 2008, Melbourne Law School, Australia. 5

6 Presenter, Risking Rights Going Wrong, 25th Annual Law and Society Australia and New Zealand Conference W(h)ither Human Rights December 2008, University of Sydney, Australia. Presenter, Globalized Rights Going Wrong, The Changing Landscape of Justice and Home Affairs Cooperation in the EU and EU-Canada Relations training school for graduate students, 25 October 2008, University of Victoria, British Columbia. Presenter, Finding the Right Path to Refugee Protection, UBC Law s 13 th Annual Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Graduate Students Conference Law Without Borders 1-2 May 2008, University of British Columbia. Presenter, Legalizing Refugee Resettlement, presented at 10 th National Metropolis Conference Expanding the Debate: Multiple Perspectives on Immigration to Canada 3-6 April 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Presenter, Looking Back, Moving Forward: The History and Future of Refugee Resettlement, 11 th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration, 6-10 January 2008, Cairo, Egypt. Presenter, Humanitarianism and Half-Open Doors: Canada s Refugee Resettlement Policy, 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop on Migration Studies, 30 November 2007, University of British Columbia. Conference Blogger, Public Knowledge Project's Scholarly Publishing Conference, July 2007, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia. Presenter, Looking Back, Moving Forward: The History and Future of Refugee Resettlement, Deconstructing Empire II: Race, Migration & Resistance to Empire Interdisciplinary Graduate Symposium, June 2007, University of Victoria, British Columbia. Presenter, Resettlement s Renaissance: A Cautionary Advocacy, Redefining Borders Centre for Refugee Studies Graduate Student Conference, 3-4 May 2007, York University, Ontario. Presenter, The Invisibles: The Refugees Not Knocking at Our Door, 3 rd Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Workshop on Migration Studies, 3 November 2006, University of British Columbia. UNIVERSITY SERVICE Distinguished Visitors Committee, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law ( ) Graduate Studies Committee, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law ( ) Advisory Board, University of Manitoba, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics (2016-) Individual Consideration Committee, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law (2014, 2016) 6

7 Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarships Selection Committee, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Graduate Studies ( ) Tenure Committee, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law (2015) Reviewer: McGill-Queen s Univeristy Press, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, Melbourne Journal of International Law, Refuge, Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Feature Speaker, Who s Who in International Development as part of 2016 International Week Rethink Forced Migration, World W.I.S.E. Resource Centre, International Centre for Students, University of Manitoba, 10 February Co-founder, Migration Law Research Cluster, University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law (2013) Presentation, Law s Borders: Challenging Assumptions About Refugee Resettlement Canadian Council for Refugees Webinar, 6 November Panel Speaker for Global College Student Advisory Council The Effects of Policy Changes on Immigrants and Refugees in Canada 13 February 2013, University of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Expert Panel Member for Immigration Matters in Canada Coalition Canada s Doors Are Closing A Town Hall Forum on Immigration 1 December 2012, Red River College, Winnipeg, Manitoba. AWARDS, GRANTS AND RECOGNITION (Last 10 years) University of Manitoba, University Collaborative Research Program, co-applicant with Dr. Jerome Cranston (Faculty of Education), $22,540 ( ). CBC Manitoba, Future 40 Finalist (2016) University of Manitoba, University Research Grant Program, $7,500 ( ) Trudeau Foundation: Fourth Year Funding $18,000 (2012) University of British Columbia: Four Year Fellowship $18,000/yr ( ) - unable to accept Trudeau Foundation: Trudeau Foundation Doctoral Scholarship $50,000/yr ( ) - unable to fully accept Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: CGS Doctoral Scholarship $35,000/yr ( ) 7

8 University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law: Special Dean s Fund Fellowship $10,000/yr ( ) - unable to accept Law Foundation of British Columbia: Law Foundation Fellowship $2000/yr ( ) Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council: CGS Master s Scholarship $17,500 (2006) TEACHING University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track Winnipeg, Canada, September Law 3980: Public Interest Law Centre Internship Law 3740: Public International Law Winter term 2017 Law 7110: Graduate Legal Research and Theory Fall term 2016 Law 1530: Legal Systems Fall terms 2013, 2014, 2016 Judge Shadowing Component Winter 2017 Law 1480: Torts and Compensation Systems Full year 2013; Fall term 2014 Law 3980/3212: Immigration and Refugee Law Fall terms co-taught with David Matas in 2013 and 2014 Winter term 2016, Winter term 2017 Guest Lectures: 2016: POLS 3160 Human Rights And Civil Liberties; SOC 7160 Selected Topics: Human Rights University of Winnipeg, Department of Geography, Guest Lecturer Winnipeg, Canada, March 2013 Guest Lecturer on forced migration and refugee law for Introductory Human Geography II University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law, Sessional Lecturer Winnipeg, Canada, September-December 2012 Law 3980: Immigration and Refugee Law (co-taught with David Matas) University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Sessional Lecturer Vancouver, Canada, January-April 2010 Law 150: Transnational Law (~50 students) University of British Columbia, Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth Vancouver, Canada, January 2010 INDS 501: Completed Instructional Skills Workshop University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Guest Lecturer Vancouver, Canada, September

9 Law 378C: Issues in Immigration & Refugee Law University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Teaching Assistant Vancouver, Canada, January-April 2008, January-April 2009 Law 377: Immigration Law Inukshuk High School, Teacher Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, January-April 2003 PRIOR LEGAL/ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Research Assistant Vancouver, Canada, September 2007-April 2008 Research assistant to Catherine Dauvergne, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research in the Faculty of Law, and Canada Research Chair in Migration Law University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Research Assistant Vancouver, Canada, September 2006-August 2007 Research, editing and coordination work for Professors Susan Boyd (Centre for Feminist Legal Studies), Margot Young and Kim Brooks. Canadian Embassy in Beijing, Political & Economic Affairs Intern Beijing, China, January-July 2006 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Junior Professional Consultant New Delhi, India, September 2004-March 2005 Federal Court of Appeal, Law Clerk (Articles) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, September 2003-August 2004 Law clerk for Madam Justice Karen Sharlow Nunavut Court of Justice, Law Clerk (Co-op) Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, January-April 2003 Workers Compensation Board, Appeals Division, Researcher (Co-op) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, January-April 2002 Law Commission of Canada, Researcher (Co-op) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, January-May 2001 ACADEMIC & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Board of Directors, Secretary, Canadian Law and Society Association (2016-) Board of Directors, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (2014-) Associate Member, Canadian Council for Refugees (2010-) Roster Member, International Catholic Migration Commission-UNHCR Resettlement Deployment Scheme (2010-) Liu Scholar, Liu Institute for Global Studies, UBC ( ) 9

10 Interim Executive Committee, New Scholars Network-Refugee Research Network ( ) Junior Researcher (Justice, Security & Policing), Metropolis, B.C. ( ) Co-Chair, UBC Graduate Student Migration Network ( ) Executive Council, Graduate Studies Committee, UBC Graduate Law Students Society ( ) Executive Council, Appointments Committee, UBC Graduate Law Students Society ( ) Organizing Committee, UBC Law 13 th Annual Interdisciplinary Legal Studies Graduate Students Conference Law Without Borders ( ) Swim Coach, Special Olympics British Columbia ( ) Surge Protection Roster, International Rescue Committee (2006-) Volunteer, Manitoba Special Olympics ( ) Contributor, News North, Legally Speaking Column (2003) Volunteer, Iqaluit Pride and Friends of Pride (2003) Refugee Network Caseworker, Amnesty International (2001) Court Monitor, Status of Women Advisory Group (2000) Assistant Editor, Appeal Law Journal, University of Victoria ( ) 10