LAURA T. KESSLER

(S.J. Quinney Chair)

Professor

College of Law

  • Professor
    College of Law
  • (801) 585-9697 (Work)
  • University of Utah, College of Law, 383 South University Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I study issues of sex, gender, law, and inequality, with a focus on employment discrimination, reproductive justice, and families. Critical to much of my research have been questions concerning how law can disrupt discriminatory processes within organizations such as workplaces, the legal regulation of nontraditional families, and the relationship between sex-based and economic inequality. Methodologically, my research employs social science in service of advancing legal knowledge.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Family Law, Rights, and Religion in Israel, the United States, and Beyond
    U.S. Department of State - Israel Education Foundation (Fulbright Award)1 Aug 2026 - 30 Jun 2027
    U.S. Department of State - Israel Education Foundation (Fulbright Award)
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Family Equality in Plural Legal Systems: Achieving Equality Rights in Marriage and Divorce in Israel and the United States
    U.S. Department of State - Israel Education Foundation (Fulbright Award)1 Aug 2018 - 31 May 2019
    U.S. Department of State - Israel Education Foundation (Fulbright Award)