Julia Witmer is originally from Kitchener, Ontario. She is entering her final year at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and completed her undergraduate degree in life sciences at Queen’s University. She is interested in the intersection between health, law, and policy – especially as it relates to food access, human rights, and income inequality. Julia has worked as an intern with the Halifax Regional Municipality (focused on food policy), a Research Assistant for Associate Professor Jamie Baxter and Assistant Professor Naiomi Metallic, and as a Summer Legal Intern with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Upon graduation, she will be articling with Glenford Jameson.