An international expert in restorative justice, Schulich School of Law Professor Jennifer Llewellyn is this year鈥檚 recipient of one of the top research awards in Canada
Today (Wednesday, Oct. 3), Prof. Llewellyn was announced as the recipient of a $50,000 .
The winners in each category 鈥 Talent, Insight, Connection, and Partnership, as well as the Gold Medal recipient 鈥 will receive their awards from Governor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall in Ottawa this evening.
The annual SSHRC Impact Awards recognize the highest achievements from outstanding researchers and students in social sciences and humanities research, research training, knowledge mobilization and scholarship funded partially or completely by SSHRC.
The Connection category celebrates research that facilitates the flow and exchange of knowledge within or beyond the social sciences and humanities community. It鈥檚s given to an individual whose project has engaged the campus or wider community and has generated intellectual, cultural, social, or economic impacts.
鈥淚 am honoured to receive this Impact Award,鈥 says Prof. Llewellyn. 鈥淚t is particularly meaningful to be recognized in the Connection category, because connection is central to the subject matter and approach of my research and work. I have been fortunate to work with academic colleagues and dedicated partners in government and communities provincially, nationally, and internationally.鈥
Groundbreaking work
Prof. Llewellyn is the Yogis and Keddy Chair in Human Rights Law at the Schulich School of Law and an international expert in restorative justice. She has consistently demonstrated a deep commitment to the values of restorative justice through both her academic work and her personal life.
鈥淧rofessor Llewellyn鈥檚 restorative justice research and work are innovative and ground-breaking, and are made richer by her commitment to and her success in building transformative connections with government, community and academic partners in Canada and around the world,鈥 says Schulich School of Law Dean Camille Cameron. 鈥淗er expertise and leadership are having a significant impact on the development of meaningful restorative justice networks and initiatives.鈥
Prof. Llewellyn鈥檚 teaching and research is focused in the areas of restorative justice, truth commissions, international and domestic human rights law, and Canadian constitutional law. She is the author of multiple publications and reports on the theory and practice of a restorative approach.
鈥淧rofessor Llewellyn is arguably the most pivotal leader in restorative justice in Canada and internationally,鈥 says Alice Aiken, 国民彩票鈥檚 vice-president of Research and Innovation. 鈥淪he has