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Faculty in the News
Asst. Professor Simon Scarpetta, College of Arts and Sciences
Michelle Travis, Faculty Emeritus, School of Law
Professor, Director, International Human Rights Clinic, and Academic Director, International Programs
Kendrick Hall 307
Associate Dean for Faculty Scholarship, Professor, Founding Director of the Immigration and Deportation Defense Clinic, and Dean's Circle Scholar
Kendrick Hall 308
Adjunct Professor
Filip Kovacevic is an adjunct professor in the Departments of Politics and International Studies. As a Montenegrin author, social justice activist, and geopolitical analyst, Prof. Kovacevic has lectured and taught across Europe, the Balkans, the former USSR, and the U.S., including two years at Smolny College, the first liberal arts college in Russia, operating under the auspices of St. Petersburg State University. He received fellowships from the Open Society Institute and the National…
Associate Professor and Chair of the Justice for Animals Program
Kendrick 312
Associate Dean of Faculty, Research, and Impact
Malloy Hall 305
Dr. Courtney Masterson teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on topics including diversity and inclusion; work and well-being; research methods; and community-engaged learning. As a teacher, she strives to create an engaging learning environment that enables students to cultivate knowledge and develop personally and professionally. This includes providing students opportunities to partner in meaningful ways with the University’s surrounding community.
Courtney is also an active researcher…
Professor
Masonic Hall 216
Patrick Murphy is the faculty director for the Urban and Public Affairs program. Patrick is particularly interested in public budgets and tax policy, with an eye toward fairness and sustainability. As a policy researcher, he has led a number of different applied projects for organizations such as the RAND Corporation, the University of Washington, and the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). He also served as Research Director for PPIC as well as the Director of Resource Equity and…
Visiting Professor and Founding Director, Center for Law, Tech, and Social Good