Ian Stedman
School of Public Policy and Administration
Assistant Professor
Email: istedman@yorku.ca
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Ian Stedman is an Assistant Professor, Canadian Public Law and Governance in the School of Public Policy and Administration. He is also cross-appointed to the graduate program at Osgoode Hall Law School. After being called to the bar of Ontario in 2009, Professor Stedman practiced law in the private sector before moving to the public sector where he advised public officials about their ethical and legal obligations. His expertise in public sector governance, particularly in relation to ethics and accountability, accordingly, underscores much of his academic work.
Professor Stedman's research program is focused both on the law of public sector governance and accountability and also on bringing that literature to bear on the regulation of innovative and emerging technologies (particularly in healthcare).
Being a person with a rare disease, Professor Stedman also advocates for the rare disease community and has a growing research program focusing on the technologies and policies driving greater personalization in healthcare. He currently sits as a member of the CIHR Institute of Genetics' Institute Advisory Board and previously held the inaugural research fellowship in Artificial Intelligence Law & Ethics at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children’s Centre for Computational Medicine. He subsequently held a post-doctoral fellowship researching the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare at Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell’s Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt (OUCH) Lab, at York University.
Professor Stedman serves as a legal member on the Research Ethics Board at SickKids and is a member of York University’s A.I. and Society Task Force. His work in the area of law and technology earned him the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP Law in 2020.
Graduate Research Supervision: Professor Stedman is willing to read preliminary proposals from strong students in the areas of interest listed and to comment on his interest in supervision prior to the submission of an official application. He is broadly interested in supervising research in the areas of: 1) public sector ethics, and 2) the legal and ethical implications of technologies and policies relevant to the personalization of healthcare, including current and potential uses of genome editing and artificial intelligence.
Degrees
Honours B.A. (Philosophy), University of Western OntarioM.A. (Philosophy), York University
LL.B., University of Alberta
LL.M., University of Toronto
Ph.D. (Law), Osgoode Hall Law School
Appointments
Osgoode Hall Law SchoolProfessional Leadership
2020-present: CIHR Institute of Genetics, Institute Advisory Board Member.
2020-present: CIHR Institute of Genetics’ Pan-Canadian Genomic Consent Project, Legal Member of Working Group.
2018-present: York University Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force, Committee Member.
2018-present: My Studies (the research platform for RareConnect.org), Steering Committee Legal Lead.
2018-2019: SickKids’ Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Task Force (AIM), Member of Translation group (focused on translating AI into research and clinical practice).
Community Contributions
2016-present: Research Ethics Board, Hospital For Sick Children (SickKids), Legal Member.
2019-2021: European Union’s Rare2030 Project, Panel of Experts, Member of Data & Registries subgroup.
2017-18: Government of Ontario, Rare Disease Implementation Plan Steering Committee: Access to Genomic Diagnosis Sub-Group, Member.
2015-18: Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, Board of Directors and Chair, Audit Committee.
2014-18: Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee, City of Markham.
Research Interests
“Ethical Lawyering and Artificial Intelligence” in G. D’Agostino, C. Piovesan & A. Gaon eds., Leading Legal Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and a Toolkit for Lawyers and the Law (Thomson Reuters Canada), pgs 145-161.
Stedman, I. (2021). Colleen M. Flood, Vanessa MacDonnell, Jane Philpott, Sophie Thériault, and Sridhar Venkatapuram, eds. Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19. Ottawa, ON: University of Ottawa Press, 2020. 630 pp. Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit Et Société, 36(1), 185-187. doi:10.1017/cls.2021.1
"From Clinic to Computer and Back Again: Practical Considerations When Designing and Implementing Machine Learning Solutions for Pediatrics" (co-authored with Sujay Nagaraj, Vinyas Harish, Liam G McCoy, Felipe Morgado, Stephen Lu, Erik Drysdale, Michael Brudno, and Devin Singh) Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics
“Human Germline Genome Editing is Illegal in Canada, But Could it be Desirable for Some Members of the Rare Disease Community?” (50/50 with Erika Kleiderman, Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University, Canada) Journal of Community Genetics
“A Call to Action: Moving Forward with Canadian Artificial Intelligence Policy” (50/50 with Aviv Gaon, Professor, IDC Herzliya, Israel) Alberta Law Review, July 2019, Vol 56, Iss 4, p. 1137.
Opinion piece: "Maybe artificial intelligence will drastically change health care, but who will benefit?", The Hill Times (8 February 2021) on page 30 of Health Policy Briefing.
PhD Dissertation: "Resisting Obsolescence: A Comprehensive Study of Canada's Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and the Office's Efforts to Innovate While Strategically Asserting Greater Independence", Osgoode Hall Law School.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2021 | AP/PPAS2200 3.0 | A | Communities and Public Law | REMT |
| Fall 2021 | GS/DMGM5120 1.5 | A | Canadian Administrative Law and Ethics | REMT |
| Fall 2021 | AP/PPAS4190 3.0 | A | Ethics and the Public Service | REMT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2022 | AP/PPAS2200 3.0 | M | Communities and Public Law | LECT |
Ian Stedman is an Assistant Professor, Canadian Public Law and Governance in the School of Public Policy and Administration. He is also cross-appointed to the graduate program at Osgoode Hall Law School. After being called to the bar of Ontario in 2009, Professor Stedman practiced law in the private sector before moving to the public sector where he advised public officials about their ethical and legal obligations. His expertise in public sector governance, particularly in relation to ethics and accountability, accordingly, underscores much of his academic work.
Professor Stedman's research program is focused both on the law of public sector governance and accountability and also on bringing that literature to bear on the regulation of innovative and emerging technologies (particularly in healthcare).
Being a person with a rare disease, Professor Stedman also advocates for the rare disease community and has a growing research program focusing on the technologies and policies driving greater personalization in healthcare. He currently sits as a member of the CIHR Institute of Genetics' Institute Advisory Board and previously held the inaugural research fellowship in Artificial Intelligence Law & Ethics at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children’s Centre for Computational Medicine. He subsequently held a post-doctoral fellowship researching the Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare at Dr. Rebecca Pillai Riddell’s Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt (OUCH) Lab, at York University.
Professor Stedman serves as a legal member on the Research Ethics Board at SickKids and is a member of York University’s A.I. and Society Task Force. His work in the area of law and technology earned him the IP Osgoode David Vaver Medal for Excellence in IP Law in 2020.
Graduate Research Supervision: Professor Stedman is willing to read preliminary proposals from strong students in the areas of interest listed and to comment on his interest in supervision prior to the submission of an official application. He is broadly interested in supervising research in the areas of: 1) public sector ethics, and 2) the legal and ethical implications of technologies and policies relevant to the personalization of healthcare, including current and potential uses of genome editing and artificial intelligence.
Degrees
Honours B.A. (Philosophy), University of Western OntarioM.A. (Philosophy), York University
LL.B., University of Alberta
LL.M., University of Toronto
Ph.D. (Law), Osgoode Hall Law School
Appointments
Osgoode Hall Law SchoolProfessional Leadership
2020-present: CIHR Institute of Genetics, Institute Advisory Board Member.
2020-present: CIHR Institute of Genetics’ Pan-Canadian Genomic Consent Project, Legal Member of Working Group.
2018-present: York University Artificial Intelligence and Society Task Force, Committee Member.
2018-present: My Studies (the research platform for RareConnect.org), Steering Committee Legal Lead.
2018-2019: SickKids’ Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Task Force (AIM), Member of Translation group (focused on translating AI into research and clinical practice).
Community Contributions
2016-present: Research Ethics Board, Hospital For Sick Children (SickKids), Legal Member.
2019-2021: European Union’s Rare2030 Project, Panel of Experts, Member of Data & Registries subgroup.
2017-18: Government of Ontario, Rare Disease Implementation Plan Steering Committee: Access to Genomic Diagnosis Sub-Group, Member.
2015-18: Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, Board of Directors and Chair, Audit Committee.
2014-18: Municipal Election Compliance Audit Committee, City of Markham.
Research Interests
All Publications
“Ethical Lawyering and Artificial Intelligence” in G. D’Agostino, C. Piovesan & A. Gaon eds., Leading Legal Disruption: Artificial Intelligence and a Toolkit for Lawyers and the Law (Thomson Reuters Canada), pgs 145-161.
Stedman, I. (2021). Colleen M. Flood, Vanessa MacDonnell, Jane Philpott, Sophie Thériault, and Sridhar Venkatapuram, eds. Vulnerable: The Law, Policy and Ethics of COVID-19. Ottawa, ON: University of Ottawa Press, 2020. 630 pp. Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit Et Société, 36(1), 185-187. doi:10.1017/cls.2021.1
"From Clinic to Computer and Back Again: Practical Considerations When Designing and Implementing Machine Learning Solutions for Pediatrics" (co-authored with Sujay Nagaraj, Vinyas Harish, Liam G McCoy, Felipe Morgado, Stephen Lu, Erik Drysdale, Michael Brudno, and Devin Singh) Current Treatment Options in Pediatrics
“Human Germline Genome Editing is Illegal in Canada, But Could it be Desirable for Some Members of the Rare Disease Community?” (50/50 with Erika Kleiderman, Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University, Canada) Journal of Community Genetics
“A Call to Action: Moving Forward with Canadian Artificial Intelligence Policy” (50/50 with Aviv Gaon, Professor, IDC Herzliya, Israel) Alberta Law Review, July 2019, Vol 56, Iss 4, p. 1137.
Opinion piece: "Maybe artificial intelligence will drastically change health care, but who will benefit?", The Hill Times (8 February 2021) on page 30 of Health Policy Briefing.
PhD Dissertation: "Resisting Obsolescence: A Comprehensive Study of Canada's Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner and the Office's Efforts to Innovate While Strategically Asserting Greater Independence", Osgoode Hall Law School.
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2021 | AP/PPAS2200 3.0 | A | Communities and Public Law | REMT |
| Fall 2021 | GS/DMGM5120 1.5 | A | Canadian Administrative Law and Ethics | REMT |
| Fall 2021 | AP/PPAS4190 3.0 | A | Ethics and the Public Service | REMT |
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2022 | AP/PPAS2200 3.0 | M | Communities and Public Law | LECT |
