cherie.daniel@mail.utoronto.ca
Cherie has a BA in English and Legal Studies (Carleton). She was called to the Bar in 2005 and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario. Currently a Ph.D. Candidate at The University of Toronto at OISE in Social Justice Education with a collaborative focus in Women and Gender studies. Cherie’s research focuses on the experiences of Black women law professors in Canada.
In 2019, she graduated from The University of Toronto (OISE) with a Master of Education in Adult Education and Community Development and a collaborative focus in Workplace Learning and Social change. She also graduated with a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School. Lastly, she is a founding member of the National Black Graduate Network (NBGN). Her involvement in the National Black Graduate Network highlights her commitment to creating supportive and collaborative spaces for Black graduate students and scholars. For the 2020-2021 school year, she was both the coordinator for the NBGN and student representative for the Black Canadian Studies Association. In 2022, she was named 1 of 100 Accomplished Black Canadian women. Also, in 2021, Ms. Daniel was the 1st recipient of the Inaugural Cultivating Community award from the University of Toronto (OISE) and the 2021 recipient of the Dianne Martin Medal for Social Justice Through Law, with all these significant contributions to both academic and social justice communities.