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Dalton, Shamika

Associate Professor

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Research

research overview

  • Ms. Dalton's research focuses on celebrating the contributions of racial minority law librarians, educating the profession about the importance of racial diversity in librarianship, and advocating for the integration of diversity in legal research instruction.

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  • Legal Research, Law Librarianship, Law Library Administration, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Teaching

courses taught

  • LAWS 5646 - Foundations of Legal Research
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Designed to move students from the brief introduction to legal research offered in the first-year legal writing classes to the problem-centered research students will perform starting in the summer after their first year. Provides students with a conceptual understanding of the organization and connectivity of legal authority and with instruction in research methodology at both the project and resource levels.

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