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Excellence in the Online or Blended Environment Award, 2025

Tamara O鈥橠oherty creates dynamic, inclusive and critically informed online learning environments that centre law, human rights and social justice. In her classes, students explore complex socio-legal issues and connect theory to real-world contexts. She designs creative, flexible courses that engage diverse learners by incorporating digital tools and interactive media. 

O鈥橠oherty鈥檚 teaching excellence is also reflected in her leadership in innovative pedagogy and online course design. She has played a key role in developing and teaching online and blended courses at scale, while mentoring colleagues and contributing to broader teaching practices across her unit. She has co-led multiple SFU-funded grants on innovative teaching practices in areas such as TA support, decolonizing pedagogies and advancing Indigenous student experiences in post-secondary education. Beyond the classroom, she contributes to research on human trafficking and sex work, publishing work that informs both scholarship and practice.

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