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Biography

Dr. Sonja Grover is a Professor in the Faculty of Education and Division of Clinical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine at Lakehead University who teaches in the area of Special Education and Children’s Human Rights. She also teaches case based modules for the Medical School. She graduated from the University of Toronto with her doctorate in Applied Psychology (Educational Psychology) in 1976. She has taught at various Canadian universities and has worked in diverse applied clinical and educational settings in Canada and New Zealand.

Dr. Grover has been a Policy Research and Analysis Consultant for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) project “Improving Services to Youth at Risk in the Russian Federation” and is a member of the International Bureau for Children’s Rights.

Her research area is in a) human rights with a focus on children’s rights and child advocacy and b) issues of governmental obligations in a democratic state to the vulnerable both under domestic constitutions and international law. She has focused her work on global and domestic issues concerning the rights of marginalized children such as street children, refugee children, poor and minority children among others. Her research publications have spanned various domains affecting the well-being of children in Canada and globally. Her research is interdisciplinary bringing together law, social policy, social science and education grounded perspectives.

She has published extensively on the topics of children’s human rights and international law in refereed international academic journals such as The International Journal of Children’s Rights and the International Journal of Human Rights. Her single authored scholarly books include: “Children’s Human Rights: Challenging Global Barriers to the Child Liberation Movement” published by Sandstone Academic Press in May, 2007, "The Child's Right to Legal Standing" published by Lexis Nexis in July, 2008, “Prosecuting International Crimes and Human Rights Abuses Committed Against Children: Leading International Court Cases” published by Springer Publishing in November, 2009 and "The European Court of Human Rights as a Pathway to Impunity for International Crimes" published by Springer Publishing in April, 2010. Her forthcoming book now in press: "Young People’s Human Rights and the Politics of Voting Age", will be available from Springer Publishing in October, 2010.

Dr. Grover is an Associate Editor of The International Journal of Human Rights (IJHR).

Dr. Grover is also a registered psychologist in New Zealand who has worked with families and children and youth in crisis and a retired psychologist with the Alberta College of Psychologists.