Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:

eileen prescott

Assistant Professor Eileen R. Prescott presented as part of the Working Papers on Criminal Procedure and Criminal Justice Policy Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July. 

Ringhand, Lori

Caldwell Chair in Constitutional Law & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on her book We the Voters: The Constitutional Choices That Shape America’s Elections (Stanford University Press, 2026) as part of the Reviewing We the Voters: The Constitutional Choices that Shape America’s Elections Constitutional Law Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2026 Annual Meeting during July. 

usha rodrigues

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. 

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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. 

Hetherington, Emma

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.