Biography
Megan Gaucher is an Associate Professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies at Carleton University. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on the intersections between citizenship, family, reproduction, and belonging in Canadian immigration and refugee law, policy, and politics. She is the author of A Family Matter: Citizenship, Conjugal Relationships, and Canadian Immigration Policy (UBC Press), and her work has been published in Social & Legal Studies, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, and the Canadian Journal of Political Science. Her current research projects include a SSHRC-funded project on the state of “birth tourism” in Canada, an examination of spousal sponsorship during the COVID-19 border closure, and continued investigation into the implications current legislative frameworks have on migrant families seeking permanent reunification.
