LAURA T. KESSLER

(S.J. Quinney Chair)

Professor

College of Law

University of Utah, College of Law, 383 South University Street, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

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HONOR/AWARD
Fulbright Distinguished (Senior) Scholar (opens in a new tab)⁠
19 Feb 2026
U.S.-Israel Fulbright Commission
PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
NOVA University Law School, Lisbon
21 Nov 2024 - 31 Jan 2025
Hiring Committee / Recruitment Board, Associate Professor of Public Law (Political Legal Sciences), Gender Equality thematic area
HONOR/AWARD
Faculty Research Award (opens in a new tab)⁠
12 Aug 2024
University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law
PROFESSIONAL BOARD OR COMMITTEE PARTICIPATION
Centre for the Study of Gender, Family & the Law, NOVA University Law School; Lisbon (opens in a new tab)⁠
1 Jan 2024
Advisory Board
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Instructor, Inside Our Israel Education Series, Congregation Kol Ami, Salt Lake City UT (opens in a new tab)⁠
27 Oct 2019 - 15 Dec 2019
Presented lecture on "Israeli Families and Family Law: Can Secular Family Law Exist in a Jewish State?", among other presentations
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH
Presentation, Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance: "Family Law and Religion: Comparing the U.S. and Israeli Experiences"
15 Feb 2015 - 15 Feb 2015
HONOR/AWARD
Sexuality and Gender Studies Research Award
1 Jan 2008
University of Utah
HONOR/AWARD
Visiting Scholar
1 Nov 2007
Emory Law School
HONOR/AWARD
Faculty Fellowship
1 Sep 2007
University of Utah
HONOR/AWARD
Member
1 Jul 2001
Order of the Coif
HONOR/AWARD
Herman N. Finkelstein Research Fellow
1 Sep 1997
Columbia Law School

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES