Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Dean Usha R. Rodrigues presented as part of the Embracing Efficiency, Ethics, and Equity in Law School Leadership Using AI Deans Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July.
UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks presented as part of the Health Policy, Law and Medical Standards New Scholars Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July.
Clinical Associate Professor & Wilbanks Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation Clinic Director Emma M. Hetherington presented “University-Based Law Clinics: A Mechanism to Promote Therapeutic Jurisprudence from the Classroom to the Courtroom” at the XXXIX International Congress on Law and Mental Health hosted by the Université du Québec à Montréal in Montréal during July.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman presented “Christianity and Early American Constitutionalism” as part of the America at 250 Conference at the University of Padua in Padua, Italy.
Congratulations to five School of Law faculty members who have recently received new titles. Desirée LeClercq was promoted to associate professor with tenure, while Washington, D.C., Semester in Practice Director Jessica L. Heywood was named a full clinical professor. Rob McNiff was promoted to clinical associate professor, and Sherrie L. Hines and Caitlin May have been named lecturers.