Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri has been elected as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Torts and Compensation Systems for 2025.
UGA Associate Provost & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks will serve on the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Torts and Compensation Systems. She was previously elected as the chair of the section.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand published "Gender, Race, and Interruptions at Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings" in 119 American Political Science Review 492 (with C.L. Boyd & P.M. Collins).
UGA Associate Provost & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks was featured in Newsweek regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The article titled “SNAP Benefits: Could the Constitution Block Healthy Food Rules?” was written by Shane Croucher and published 1/29/25.
Congratulations to Assistant Professor Meighan Parker on being selected for the University of Georgia Rural Engagement Workshop 2025 cohort. The program, which is limited to no more than 20 faculty members, supports collaborative research benefiting rural Georgia. Parker’s project will center around partnering with rural Black churches to establish telehealth spaces on church campuses to address possible healthcare gaps in their communities and legal hurdles related to these partnerships.