Kathryn Friedman is a Research Associate Professor of Law and
Policy and serves as Director of Cross-Border and International
Research at the University at Buffalo Regional Institute. Friedman
serves as direct program manager for Region’s Edge, the
institute's research program focused on Canada-US border policy,
security, trade and cross-border governance. She frequently speaks
on cross-border and international issues to academic and
non-academic audiences, including events hosted by Brookings and
the Foreign Policy Association. Recognized as an “up and
coming scholar doing innovative work” by the American Society
of International Law, Friedman has published research on
international law, border policy and cross-boundary governance.
Friedman has contributed to several cross-border research
networks, including helping to establish the Northern Border
University Research Consortium, serving on the steering committee
for the Transborder Research University Network (TRUN) and
participating in the LAKESNET and BORDERNET initiatives of the
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. She
also teaches courses on NAFTA, comparative law and international
development, research and writing for international students, and
international trade in the University at Buffalo School of
Architecture and Planning and at the School of Law. She is a Fellow
of the Foreign Policy Association, member of the Advisory Council
for the Niagara Observatory at Brock University and Women in
International Security. She also served as Vice Chair of the
International Law and Practice Section of the New York State Bar
Association.
In addition to receiving a PhD in political science, with
concentrations in international relations and comparative political
economy, Kathryn graduated magna cum laude from the University at
Buffalo School of Law where she served as an International Law
Fellow and as Editor-in-Chief of the Buffalo Law Review. She
received the Carlos C. Alden Award for greatest contribution to the
Law Review and the Law Faculty Award for outstanding contributions
to the law school. Friedman served as Confidential Law Clerk to two
Associate Judges on the Court of Appeals of New York.
