Graham Hudson

Graham Hudson is an accomplished academic and legal professional currently serving as a professor and associate dean, academic at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly known as Ryerson University).1 His career in academia and law is characterized by a diverse range of experiences and achievements:

Academic Background

Graham Hudson holds several advanced degrees in law:

• PhD (Doctor of Laws) from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (2012)
• LLM (Master of Laws) from Queen's University (2005)
• JD (Juris Doctor) from the University of Toronto (2004)
• BA (Honours Double Major in History and Philosophy) from York University (2001)1

Professional Experience

Faculty Positions::

• Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law and the Department of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University3
• Faculty member at TMU since 2010, holding various administrative positions1

Leadership Roles::

• Inaugural JD Program Director at Ryerson Law (now Lincoln Alexander School of Law)4
• Associate Dean, Academic at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law1

Research and Expertise

Hudson's scholarly work focuses on several key areas:

• Local governance of migration
• Critical border studies
• Legal education1

He leads a SSHRC-funded socio-legal study of the sanctuary city/access without fear (AWF) movement in Canada and has advised municipal governments in Ontario on AWF policies.1

Awards and Grants

Hudson has received numerous grants and awards, including:

• President's Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence (2020) for his role on the Lincoln Alexander School of Law start-up team
• Multiple Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council grants1

Professional Affiliations

He is actively involved in various professional associations:

• Executive Committee member of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
• Board member of Latin American-Canadian Art Projects
• Senior Research Affiliate at the Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society1

Personal Interests

Outside of his professional life, Graham Hudson describes himself as a:

• Dad
• Nature lover
• Dutiful napper
• Certified banjo picker
• Aspiring fiddler2

Graham Hudson's LinkedIn username is graham-hudson-a5002989, as mentioned in the query.