S1E6: Dr. Meera Deo, author of Unequal Profession

Dr. Meera Deo, Professor of Law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law and the author of the recently published book Unequal Profession: Race and Gender in Legal Academia.    The book draws from the first empirical study of law faculty utilizing an intersectional lens to investigate race and gender challenges in the profession and  works to identify solutions to overcome barriers facing traditionally underrepresented faculty.

Dr Deo is a co-editor and contributing author for Power, Legal Education, and Law School Cultures, forthcoming with Routledge Press. She has held visiting positions at Berkeley Law, UC Irvine School of Law, UCLA School of Law, and currently at UC-Davis School of Law and is also the Director of the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) based at Indiana University.