Aaron Leakey is a Research Fellow at the BC Access to Justice Center for Excellence and a PhD student in Law and Society at the University of Victoria (Uvic) where he focuses his studies on critiquing Western/Eurocentric approaches to justice system design. He holds a Masters of Dispute Resolution (MAdr) from the University of Victoria and a Masters of Divinity (Mdiv) through Regent College, and is a certified Family Relations Mediator – Advanced through Family Mediation Canada. Recently, Aaron held the role of instructor (family justice) at the Justice Institute of B.C., delivering courses on topics that range from family violence, substance use and mental health, culture and access to justice, and financial issues post-separation. Currently, Aaron works with MediateBC as the Training Manager and shares time between Victoria, B.C., and South Delta, B.C as he completes his research.
