Carolyn studied psychology and health at Queen’s University and graduated with her Juris Doctor from the University of Western Ontario. Carolyn has worked for the advancement of human rights, strengthened rule of law, and increased access to justice in Nepal, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Uganda, and, most recently, in Canada. She has worked with governments and institutions to increase their capacity to promote and protect human rights with a specialized focus on anti-human trafficking; access to justice for women, children and internally displaced people; children’s rights and addressing discrimination in the education sector; workplace discrimination; and equality rights for the 2SLGBTQI+ community. Carolyn previously served with the United Nations in Timor-Leste, where she oversaw the monitoring, investigation, and reporting on human rights abuses by the police and military, working with national authorities to improve accountability. She has worked with Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to undertake human rights-based reviews, develop evidence-based recommendations for legislative and institutional reform, and create safer spaces for equity-deserving community groups to advocate for improved service delivery. Carolyn is looking forward to exploring how an international human rights framework can be applied to examine the intersection between identity, discipline, and police involvement in schools.
Supervisor: Lisa Kelly
Focus: Human Rights
Provisional Title: ‘Exploring the human rights implications of and alternatives to police involvement in schools’