Reina Magistro Nadler

Reina Magistro Nadler is a doctoral candidate at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Her dissertation research evaluates the uptake of neuroscientific knowledge and techniques into legal processes and institutions, with special attention to the implications of this neuro-technocratic turn for the democratic character of society. Reina’s studies have been supported by a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and by the Donald N. Byers Memorial Prize for Killam Doctoral Scholars. She has recently acquired an additional specialization in the intersection of neuroethics and trans studies. Not unrelatedly, her prior work can be found under her legal name, Roland Nadler. 

Supervisor: Emma Cunliffe