Associate Dean (Academic)/Associate Professor, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
Barrister & Solicitor

Dr. Beverly Jacobs has made remarkable strides in advocating for Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women in Canada. She earned a Bachelors of Law from University of Windsor (1994), a Masters of Law in International Law from the University of Saskatchewan (2000) and while completing her Masters of Law degree, she launched Bear Clan Consulting in Ohsweken, where she grew up. She was called to the bar in Ontario in 2003 and transposed her consulting business into her law practice. In August, 2018, she completed a PhD in Indigenous law, health and research methodologies at the University of Calgary. Dr. Jacobs assisted in researching and writing Amnesty International’s groundbreaking report, Stolen Sisters, on missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada (2004) and spent two terms as elected President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada (2004-09). Dr. Jacobs is the recipient of numerous awards, notably, member of the Order of Canada (2018), the Franco-German Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law (2016), the Circle of Honour Esquao Award from the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women in Edmonton (2010) and the Governor General’s Award in commemoration of the Person’s Case (2008). She practises law part-time from her office on the Six Nations Grand River Territory.  In July 2017, Dr. Jacobs returned to the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law and in July 2020, she received tenure as Associate Professor and appointed Associate Dean (Academic).