Kristen recently completed her first year of law at the University of Ottawa. She previously dabbled in physical anthropology and international relations, where some exciting academic moments included sequencing her own DNA (to unexpected results), learning how to dig a hole the “academic” way (archaeologically speaking), and re-affirming her ability to consume a super-human amount of coffee in a very short period of time. Her overarching research interest lies in the nexus of law, culture and human anatomy, though she’s finding ways to sneak privacy into this mix.
Kristen also enjoys the finer things in life, such as zombie movies, chicken wings and a rowdy match of Ultimate Frisbee. When she’s not snowshoeing or torturing her feet on 48-hour long hikes, she’s probably on her couch watching hours of television sitcoms and enjoying a hot bowl of pho.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Everything! But legal issues related to privacy and human health tend to take a front row seat. Kristen has loved every minute of her work for Ian on projects dealing with Facebook privacy, privacy and airport body-scanners, the death of privacy, human vs. digital memory and emerging health technologies.
