Faculty and Staff

Department Chair Jamie Mayerfeld
Spring Chair's Letter from Jamie Mayerfeld
April 15, 2025
Associate Teaching Professor Ann Frost
Inside the LSJ Book Club at Washington’s Correctional Facilities: An Interview with Professor Ann Frost 
February 6, 2025
Morgan P. Vickers (left) and Sebastian Rubiano-Galvis (right)
Faculty Feature: Morgan P. Vickers and Sebastián Rubiano-Galvis
November 21, 2024
Department Chair Jamie Mayerfeld
Letter From the Chair, Jamie Mayerfeld
October 2, 2024
Morgan P. Vickers (left) and Sebastian Rubiano-Galvis (right)
Welcome our new faculty: Morgan P. Vickers and Sebastián Rubiano-Galvis
September 11, 2024
LSJ's Juvenile Parole Project Encourages Students to Create Change 
LSJ's Juvenile Parole Project Encourages Students to Create Change 
March 26, 2024
Department Chair Katherine Beckett
Letter From the Chair, Katherine Beckett
March 13, 2024
Image of a Jamaican women in a blue swimsuit holding hands with student in the ocean shore
Disability, Aging, and Development in Jamaica
October 30, 2023
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Interview with Professor Arar, Co-Author of “The Refugee System: A Sociological Approach”
February 9, 2023
"When Classroom Meets Reality": LSJ Geneva Study Abroad
December 8, 2022
European Court of Human Rights Visualization Tool showing judgments from 1961-2014, grouped by organization type and viewed by organization participation.
Update to UW Database of European Court Of Human Rights Claims Strives to Promote Reform
April 13, 2022
State Body Votes To Strengthen Anti-Police Brutality Bill
State Body Votes To Strengthen Anti-Police Brutality Bill
April 13, 2022
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“The Sanctioned State:” Osanloo’s research digs into sanctions against Iran  
November 3, 2021
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UW human rights report questions compliance with state law restricting cooperation with immigration officials
August 12, 2021
Report: WA law enforcement agencies still cooperate with ICE, despite state law banning practice
Report: WA law enforcement agencies still cooperate with ICE, despite state law banning practice
August 11, 2021
Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
Dianne Harris named dean of UW College of Arts & Sciences
July 15, 2021
Opinion: The Trinity Bellwoods crackdown was not surprising — but there is a better way to respond to encampments
Opinion: The Trinity Bellwoods crackdown was not surprising — but there is a better way to respond to encampments
July 10, 2021
Clark County Jail’s communications with ICE raise legal questions
Clark County Jail’s communications with ICE raise legal questions
July 2, 2021
Collage of AAPI book covers and art work by faculty
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 14, 2021
Separated at the U.S.-Canada border: For a father and son, 90 miles is a distance too far
Separated at the U.S.-Canada border: For a father and son, 90 miles is a distance too far
May 7, 2021
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Hotel-Based Intervention: Professor Katherine Beckett and LSJ Alum Ramon Hernandez Work with JustCARE to Address Unsheltered Homelessness in Seattle
May 5, 2021
Northwest detention center in Tacoma slated to close under bill passed by Legislature
Northwest detention center in Tacoma slated to close under bill passed by Legislature
March 31, 2021
In Tacoma, an ICE detainee’s hunger strike tops 100 days
In Tacoma, an ICE detainee’s hunger strike tops 100 days
March 24, 2021
Northwest Detention Center
Learning by Doing: LSJ 491 Students Get Involved in Local Immigrant Rights Causes
February 25, 2021
Podcast explores atonement and accountability inside the Oregon State Penitentiary
Podcast explores atonement and accountability inside the Oregon State Penitentiary
February 9, 2021
‘Making Amends’ podcast explores remorse, intention among men at Oregon prison
‘Making Amends’ podcast explores remorse, intention among men at Oregon prison
February 2, 2021
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Making Amends: Herbert Releases Podcast Exploring Atonement
January 28, 2021
ArtSci Roundup: Meany On Screen: Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Maria Gaspar: Disappearance Landscape, and More
ArtSci Roundup: Meany On Screen: Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Maria Gaspar: Disappearance Landscape, and More
January 27, 2021
Making Amends’ explores atonement, genuine accountability within prisons
Making Amends’ explores atonement, genuine accountability within prisons
January 19, 2021
Stephen Meyers
Meyers’ “Bookless” Book Club Connects the LSJ Community
January 4, 2021
Making Amends
Making Amends
December 21, 2020
In a time of isolation, finding communion
In a time of isolation, finding communion
December 15, 2020
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Union by Law - Professors Michael McCann and George Lovell’s New Book Explores the Role of Litigation in Pushing for Social Change
November 30, 2020
Transformation vs. change around the edges: A conversation with Megan Ming Francis
Transformation vs. change around the edges: A conversation with Megan Ming Francis
November 17, 2020
ArtSci Roundup: Global Challenges Discussion, Katz Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako, and more
ArtSci Roundup: Global Challenges Discussion, Katz Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako, and more
November 3, 2020
A criminal defense for poverty, behavioral health? Seattle officials to weigh controversial proposal
A criminal defense for poverty, behavioral health? Seattle officials to weigh controversial proposal
November 3, 2020
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Assistant Professor, Rawan Arar, Featured for Innovative Online Course Design 
October 20, 2020
With online learning, a new approach yields global connections
With online learning, a new approach yields global connections
October 12, 2020
Trump Doesn’t Know Why Crime Rises or Falls. Neither Does Biden. Or Any Other Politician.
Trump Doesn’t Know Why Crime Rises or Falls. Neither Does Biden. Or Any Other Politician.
October 8, 2020
Megan Ming Francis
Megan Ming Francis Named One of 12 Grant-Supported Freedom Scholars
September 21, 2020
From Goldwater to Trump, the long history of ‘Law and Order’ politics
From Goldwater to Trump, the long history of ‘Law and Order’ politics
September 2, 2020
Book Cover features two people inside a brilliantly colored mosque
Arzoo Osanloo’s New Book Unpacks Forgiveness in the Iranian Justice System
July 2, 2020
Five myths about policing
Five myths about policing
June 26, 2020
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KUOW Interview With Michael McCann, Political Science and LSJ Professor
June 17, 2020
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Megan Ming Francis, Associate Professor For Political Science and LSJ,  Is In The News
June 15, 2020
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LSJ's Professor Godoy Recognized for Scholarly Achievement
June 4, 2020
Kat Eli sitting down in her LSJ Office
Kat Eli Joins the LSJ Community as Academic Services Manager
April 7, 2020
Cartoon illustration of men in a prison setting
With coronavirus, prison and jail sentences could become death sentences
April 1, 2020
Stephen Meyers outside of Smith Hall
Meyers' New Book Urges Reevaluation of Disability Rights Advocacy
January 29, 2020
Sasha outside Smith Hall doors
Sasha Lee Joins LSJ Advising Team
December 18, 2019