Barbara Von Tigerstrom

Biography

Barbara von Tigerstrom has been a member of faculty at the College of Law since 2005 and a full professor since 2013. She served as the College’s Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, from 2012-15. Previously she worked at the Supreme Court of Canada, the University of Alberta Health Law Institute, and the University of Canterbury School of Law. She holds a PhD in law from the University of Cambridge. Professor von Tigerstrom’s main areas of teaching and research are health law, public health law and policy, food and drug regulation, and tort law. She has held research grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Stem Cell Network, and Genome Canada. She has received several awards for excellence in teaching and research, including the Canadian Association of Law Teachers Prize for Academic Excellence and the USSU Teaching Excellence Award. Professor von Tigerstrom is a member of the CIHR Stem Cell Oversight Committee, the Law Reform Commission of Saskatchewan, and the Canadian Blood Services Bioethics Advisory Committee.

Research Interest

Health, disability, and elder law International trade and investment law Tax law and policy