Charles Knapp

The Honorable Raymond L. Sullivan Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: knappch@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4668 / Office M204-198

Contract Law Commercial Law Secured Transcations

Jeffrey Lefstin

Associate Academic Dean and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: lefstinj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4682 / Office 355-200

Patent Law Patent Litigation Biotechnology Contract Law Intellectual Property Law

Kevan Jacobson

Department Chair/Associate Professor, Criminal Justice · Southern Utah University

Specializing in the principles of criminal responsibility and the constitutional system, law of armed conflict, and military justice

National Security Law Process of Public Policymaking Terroristic Violence as a Political Tool Rights of the Accused Principles of Criminal Responsibility

Eric Freedman

Professor of Law · Hofstra University

Professor Freedman focuses on constitutional law and history, as well as the death penalty and habeas corpus

Constitutional Law First Amendment Law Death Penalty

Jula Hughes

Dean · Lakehead University

Professor Hughes researches in the areas of criminal law, comparative constitutional law and judicial ethics

Criminal Law Comparative Constitutional Law Judicial Ethics Labour Law Jurisprudence

Kiel Brennan-Marquez

Professor and William T. Golden Scholar · University of Connecticut

Prof. Brennan-Marquez is an expert on human judgment and the role of courts in the age of big data and algorithmic decision-making.

The Fourth Amendment Policing Over-Criminalization Law and Technology Constitutional Law

M.V. Lee Badgett

Professor of Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst

M. V. Lee Badgett is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of same-sex marriage.

Economics of Sexual Orientation and Same-Sex Marriage Gay Marriage LGBT Inclusion Labor Economics Same-sex Couples

Karen Musalo

Professor of Law, International Law Professorship Chair and Director of the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies · UC Hastings College of the Law

Contacts: musalok@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4720 / Office 403-100

Refugee Law and Policy Gender Asylum Women's Rights Child Migrant's Rights Gender Justice / Central America

Meena Bose

Professor of Political Science, Executive Dean for Public Policy & Public Service Programs · Hofstra University

Dr. Meena Bose is Executive Dean of Hofstra University’s Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs

Presidential Elections Presidential Campaigns Presidential Politics Presidential History

Brittany Glidden

Associate Clinical Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law

Brittany Glidden is an Associate Clinical Professor of Law at UC Hastings

Civil Litigation Civil Rights Prisoners' Rights Employment Rights Externships

Natasha Bakht

Associate Professor · University of Ottawa

Professor Bakht’s research interests are in the intersecting area of religious freedom and women’s equality.

Law Culture Rights Minority Rights Religious Freedom Women's Equality

Kristal Brent Zook

Professor of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations · Hofstra University

Author and award-winning journalist whose work on race, women, culture and social justice has appeared in dozens of media outlets.

Journalism Media Analysis Social Justice Issues Politics Race and Gender Relations

Teresa Scassa

Professor, Faculty of Law · University of Ottawa

Teresa Scassa is the Canada Research Chair in Information Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Common Law

Legal issues in Digital Cartography Citizen Science Intellectual Property Freedom of Expression Open Government

Richard Arum

Professor of Education and Sociology · UC Irvine

Richard Arum's research is focused on education, social stratification and formal organizations.

Social Stratification Legal and Institutional Environments of Schools Digital Education

Amira Elghawaby

Communications Director · The National Council of Canadian Muslims

Amira Elghawaby leads the NCCM’s media relations, public engagement and strategic communications.

Ethnic Media & Diversity Anti-discrimination Civic Engagement Human Rights Civil Rights

Stacey Steinberg

Director/Professor · University of Florida

Stacey Steinberg's research explores the intersection of a parent's right to share online and a child's interest in privacy.

Family Law Child Welfare Online Safety Sharenting Children's Privacy

Tony Smith

Professor of Political Science and Law · UC Irvine

Tony Smith’s knowledge of politics includes Constitutional Law, the U.S. Supreme Court and election law.

Political Science International Law Legal Institutions US Politics Comparative Law

Laura Hernandez, J.D.

Professor of Law / Chair, Baylor Law School's Diversity Committee · Baylor University

Expert litigator, focusing on immigration law, insurance law, Civil Rights Actions, and separation of Church and State

Immigration Law Insurance Law Civil Rights Actions Separation of Church and State DACA

Clay Calvert

Professor · University of Florida

Calvert has published more than 150 scholarly articles on contemporary First Amendment issues of free speech, free press and media law.

Communications Law Free Press Free Speech First Amendment Media Law

Elaine Hyshka

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health · University of Alberta

Professor Hyshka is a health services and policy researcher focused on reducing the health, social, and economic costs of substance misuse.

Harm Reduction Opioids Cannabis Drug Policy Substance misuse