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Meet the Faculty at The Center for Justice Reform.

Center for Justice Reform Faculty

Photograph of Dr. Desirée Anderson
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Marilyn Armour
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Lisa Bedinger
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Mediation; Restorative Justice; Conflict and Communication

Suzanne Bellici
Adjunct Faculty

Expertise: Restorative Justice; Conflict and Communication

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Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice; Civil Rights; Civil Procedure

Jessica Brown
Director, Center for Justice Reform
Assistant Professor of Criminal Law
Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Expertise: Criminal Law and Procedure

Course Developer
David Cahill
Specialist in Digital Evidence

Expertise: Criminal Law and Procedure; Restorative Justice

Jared Carter '09
Professor of Law
Co-director, Appellate Project
First Amendment Law

Expertise: Constitutional Law; Property Law; Appellate Advocacy; International and Comparative Law

Presiding Judge, Washtenaw County Peacemaking Court

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Cara Cookson
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice; Family Law

Justine Darling
Course Developer

Expertise: Restorative Justice

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Course Developer

Expertise: Juvenile Law; Race and the Law

Kevin Goodan
Adjunct Professor of Law

Expertise: Legal Writing

Emily Gould
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Nicole Jenkins-Rosenkrantz
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Jon Kidde
Consultant, Restorative Justice, School Discipline and Juvenile Justice Reform

Expertise: Restorative Justice

photograph of Inga N. Laurent
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Dr. Mikhail Lyubansky
Adjunct Professor of Law
Brenda McKinney
Course Developer

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Arti Mohan
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice; Child Rights; Trauma-Informed Practice

Lindsey Owen
Adjunct Professor
Dr Thomas Reed
Adjunct Professor
Anton Robinson
Course Developer
Professor Robert Sand
Founding Director, Center for Justice Reform
Professor of Law

Expertise: Criminal Law and Procedure; Restorative Justice

Erika Sasson
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Anna Saxman
Adjunct Faculty

Expertise: Criminal Law and Procedure; Restorative Justice

Adjunct Faculty

Expertise: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Dispute Resolution; Restorative Justice; Conflict Resolution; Sexual Orientation and the Law

Karen Tronsgard-Scott
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Restorative Justice

Andrea Van Liew
Adjunct Professor

Expertise: Children’s Advocacy; Restorative Justice

Marc Wennberg
Adjunct Professor
Joel West Williams, VLS Faculty
Adjunct Faculty

Expertise: Native American Law

Restorative Justice Speaker Series:

Watch and hear our Center for Justice Reform Speaker Series

Review the latest in the series in our YouTube Playlist
and catch our next Series Event live!

Tune in for our series where the
Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law and Graduate School
features exclusive interviews, Q&A, and presentations
with influencers and thought leaders making an impact
on Restorative Justice and Reform

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PCRJ SCHOLARSHIP

Now accepting applications for the 2022/2023 scholarship award

Full tuition award, open to new PCRJ program applicants. Scholarship recipients responsible for the cost of fees and books.

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