Dr. Christopher Sherrin joined the faculty in 2006. His primary areas of interest are criminal law and procedure, evidence, and the Charter. He has a particular interest in the study of wrongful convictions and reliability in the criminal justice process. Previously, he practiced as defense counsel with the Toronto firm of Cooper, Sandler & West. He has acted as part-time Assistant Crown Attorney, consultant to and researcher for various commissions of inquiry, Director of the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, member of the local Legal Aid Ontario Area Committee, and editor of the Annotated Youth Criminal Justice Act Service and the Wrongful Conviction Law Review. He has also been active in judicial and continuing legal education. He was appointed Associate Dean (Academic) in June 2017.