Access to Justice and
Law Reform Institute
of Nova Scotia
(2020)

I accepted a contract with the Law Reform Institute of Nova Scotia to research and write an 80-page literature review discussing the history of access to justice in the province. The project examined historic, legal, and social frameworks that contribute to the definition of justice in a given legal system. The report was completed in 8 weeks.

The literature review was submitted to the Department of Justice, Government of Nova Scotia, as part of a grant proposal. The request was approved and the Law Reform Institute received full funding for the year.

Access to Justice and
Law Reform Institute
of Nova Scotia
(2020)

Following the completion of the literature review entitled Defining Access to Justice in Nova Scotia (please see above), the Law Reform Institute hired me to examine the link between information seeking behaviors and emotion. Specifically, the literature review examined how legal frameworks based on human-centered design may improve the experiences of all individuals moving through the justice system.
The paper was completed in 6 weeks.

Columbia University
(2016)

The E-Book Program Development Study was an assessment project that standardized collection management policies across a decentralized system consisting of 22 library sites. In two years, I developed a budget assessment framework, led 50 subject specialists through a cost analysis project, and consulted with over 200 stakeholders. The final results produced a $250,000 savings in the 2016 fiscal year. The funds were reinvested in the collection to acquire research materials requested by stakeholders. Based on the outcome, the budget assessment framework was permanently implemented at all 22 library sites.