Richard Zitrin
Lecturer · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: zitrinr@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8802 / Office 212-198
Legal Ethics Trial Practice Alternate Dispute Resolution
Christopher Smith
Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
U.S. Supreme Court scholar whose specific interests include judicial policymaking, constitutional rights and prisoners' rights
Prisoners' Rights US Supreme Court Constitutional Rights
Cyndy Caravelis
Professor · Western Carolina University
Cyndy Caravelis's research interests include the relationship between social threat and social control, and minorities and crime.
Minorities and Crime Social Justice Criminology Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Policy
Aaron Kupchik
Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice · University of Delaware
Prof. Kupchik focuses on juvenile justice and the punishment and policing of youth in schools, courts, and correctional facilities.
Crime and Inequality in Schools Crime and Incarceration Crime Rates Juvenile Justice Correctional Facilities
Hoda Heidari
Assistant Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Hoda Heidari is broadly interested in the Ethical and Societal Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Algorithmic Economics Machine Learning Ethics Artificial Intelligence Fairness and Accountability
Ascanio Piomelli
Associate Dean for Experiential Learning and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: piomelli@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8925 / Office: 100 McAllister Street, Suite 350
Social-Change Lawyering Clinical Legal Education Community Legal Services Wage & Hour Law Community Group Advocacy
Victor Perez
Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice; Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center · University of Delaware
Prof. Perez focuses on environmental racism and health disparities in historically marginalized communities.
Health Disparities Marginalized Communities Environmental Racism
Professor Hazel Barrett
Professor in Development Geography · Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations (CTPSR), Coventry University
Professor Hazel Barrett is a leading researcher and campaigner on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Human Rights Refugees Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Africa Social Justice
Michael Mendez
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy · UC Irvine
Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.
Global climate change policy Environmental Planning Public Policy Legislative Relations Climate Change
Richard A. Wilson, Ph.D.
Gladstein Distinguished Chair of Human Rights and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor · University of Connecticut
Dr. Wilson is an expert on hate speech and incitement on social media.
Human Rights Truth and Reconciliation Commissions Anthropology Human rights trials International Human Rights
Morris Ratner
Academic Dean and Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: ratnerm@uchastings.edu / 415-581-8853 / Office 354-200
Higher Education Administration Civil Procedure Legal Ethics Law Practice Management Complex Litigation
A.R. Siders
Core Faculty, Disaster Research Center; Assistant Professor, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration · University of Delaware
Prof. Siders' research focuses on climate change adaptation policies with an emphasis on managed retreat.
Flood Exposure & Resilience Climate & Disaster Study Managed Retreat Environmental Justice Climate-related Hazards
Daniel Smith-Christopher
Professor of Theological Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Old Testament Studies Old Testament Theology Religion and Peace Nonviolence Cross-Cultural Interpretation of the Bible and Indigenous Christianity Postcolonial Interpretation of Bible
Setsuo Miyazawa
Senior Professor of Law and Senior Director of the East Asian Legal Studies Program · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: miyazawa@uchastings.edu / 415-939-1284 / Office 384-200
Police and Criminal Justice Legal Ethics Public Interest Lawyering Legal Education Corporate Legal Practice
Chris Slobogin
Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law · Vanderbilt University
Expert in criminal law and procedure, mental health law and evidence law.
Juvenile Crime Insanity Defense Criminal Procedure Evidence Law Criminal Law
David L. Faigman
Chancellor & Dean | John F. Digardi Distinguished Professor of Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contact: faigmand@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4700 Office 300-200
Constitutional Law Scientific Methods for Lawyers Science Policy Scientific Evidence Peer Review; Expert Testimony
Petra Molnar
Associate Director · Refugee Law Lab, Osgoode Hall Law School
Refugee and migration issues; technology and human rights; immigration detention; and the relationship between law, society, and culture
Technology and human rights Anthropology of Migration Ethnography and Ethnographic Writing Women's Rights Refugee and Human Rights Issues
Edmund McGarrell
Professor of Criminal Justice · Michigan State University
Edmund McGarrell is an expert in violence prevention, evidence-based crime policy, and community- and problem-oriented policing.
Gun, Gang and Drug Related Crime Violence Reduction Community Policing
Sarah Hooper
Executive Director of UCSF / UC Hastings Consortium and Adjunct Professor · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: hoopers@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4831 / Office 377-200
Health Equity Health Law Comprehensive and Coordinated Care Health and Access to Civil Justice Elder Financial Abuse
Martha Ginn, PhD
Professor · Augusta University
Dr. Martha Ginn is a political expert on the judicial process, constitutional law and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Politics Judicial Politics The U.S. Supreme Court Constitutional Law Polling