My research is varied and focuses on law as portrayed in fiction such as fantasy and science-fiction, as well as practical legal research such as free and low cost resources for practitioners and inclusive research materials for law students.
keywords
interdisciplinary legal research, law in popular culture, law in fantasy, law in science-fiction, law in speculative fiction, acessibility in legal librarianship, inclusivity in legal librarianship, inclusivity in legal research
Teaching
courses taught
LAWS 5646 - Foundations of Legal Research
Primary Instructor
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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.