■ FACULTY notes
New faculty and
endowed research scholar appointments
endowed research scholar appointments
Wayne Law is excited to welcome faculty members Khaled Beydoun and Heather Walter-McCabe, and to celebrate the naming of Assistant Professors William Ortman and Sanjukta Paul to new endowed research scholar positions.
New faculty
Khaled Beydoun
Associate Professor of Law
Associate Director of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights
Associate Professor of Law
Associate Director of Civil Rights and Social Justice, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights
Beydoun is a critical race theorist and internationally renowned expert on national security, the War on Terror and civil rights. Through his research, he investigates modern modes of policing and its impact on Arab and Muslim communities. He joins Wayne Law from the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville School of Law.
Heather Walter-McCabe
Associate Professor of Law and Social Work
Associate Professor of Law and Social Work
An experienced social worker and a national voice on public health law, Walter-McCabe works at the intersection of law, social work and public health. She joins Wayne State as an associate professor and holds a joint appointment in the Law School and the School of Social Work. She previously was a faculty member at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and Indiana University School of Social Work.
Endowed research scholars
William Ortman
Edward M. Wise Research Scholar
Edward M. Wise Research Scholar
Ortman’s scholarship focuses on the legal and institutional design of criminal justice. The Edward M. Wise Research Scholar was established in memory of Edward Wise, a renowned scholar and professor of criminal law, comparative law, international criminal law and legal history.
Sanjukta Paul
Romano Stancroff Research Scholar
Romano Stancroff Research Scholar
Paul is a preeminent scholar on the intersection of antitrust and the gig economy. The Romano Stancroff Research Scholar was established by Mark Romano ’90 and Steve Stancroff ’90, partners in Romano Stancroff, a consumer protection law firm.