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Legal Issues in Education

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Olufunmilayo Tenidade Obadire
University of Venda
2
Emily Canton
La Trobe University
3
Vanessa Miller
University of Florida
4
Kade-Ann K. Henry
The Chicago School
5
Adetutu Deborah Aina-Pelemo
University of the West Indies
6
Nyx Robey
William & Mary
7
Qurat Ul Ain Saleem
Lahore University of Management Sciences
8
Mika Hagerlid
Malmö University
9
Anjali Adukia
University of Chicago
10
Melissa Becker
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children

Rising Stars Papers

1
Sustainable Development and National Integration: A Catalyst for Enhancing Environmental Law Compliance in Nigeria
Environmental Policy and Law|2024
10 cit.
2
‘My trust in strangers has disappeared completely’: How hate crime, perceived risk, and the concealment of sexual orientation affect fear of crime among Swedish LGBTQ students
International Review of Victimology|2024
4 cit.
3
Reparative Ripple Effects? Exploring the Impacts of Sibling Exposure to School-Based Restorative Justice
AEA Papers and Proceedings|2024
3 cit.
4
Students Under Surveillance: Big Data Policing and Privacy Rights
Educational Researcher|2025
2 cit.
5
Women’s Political Rights and Electronic Voting: the Perspective of Nigerian Women and the Law
Global Journal of Comparative Law|2025
2 cit.
6
From Retributive to Restorative: An Alternative Approach to Justice in Schools
American Economic Review|2025
2 cit.
7
The Effects of an Online Training on Cultural Competence, Acknowledgment of White Privilege, Ethnocultural Empathy, and Racial Attitudes in White College Students
Journal of Applied Social Psychology|2025
2 cit.
8
Assessing the Reversed Gender Gap in the Swedish Crime Survey: Reasons Why Young Women Report Higher Victimization Rates Than Young Men During the Period 2009 to 2016
Crime & Delinquency|2024
1 cit.
9
The Social Construction of Race During Reconstruction
SSRN Electronic Journal|2025
1 cit.
10
GENDER INEQUALITY AND THE LAW IN NIGERIA: A FOCUS ON WOMEN IN THE NORTHERN REGION
SSRN Electronic Journal|2025
1 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Mica Pollock
University of California San Diego
2
Christa Haring
University of Virginia
3
Elizabeth G. Harry
University of Miami
4
Stacey Rainbolt
Unknown
5
Anna Kirkland
University of Michigan
6
Mitchell Travis
University of Leeds
7
Lawrence J. Moloney
La Trobe University
8
Mary Gallagher
Australian Catholic University
9
Laurel Mazar
University of Illinois Chicago
10
Jennifer Counts
University of Kansas

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Intersex Activism, Medical Power/Knowledge and the Scalar Limitations of the United Nations
Human Rights Law Review|2022
11 cit.
2
“Well, What’s Wrong with the Whites?”: A Conversation Starter on Raising Expectations for Inservice Professional Development on Race with White Teachers
Urban Education|2022
9 cit.
3
Cultural Awareness of Intersex in Malta: Invisibility, Stigma and Epistemic Injustice
Social Sciences|2024
6 cit.
4
Jurisprudence, Temporality and Science Fiction
Law Technology and Humans|2022
5 cit.
5
#USvsHate: the power and core tensions of using an ‘anti-hate’ <i>onramp</i> for K12 antiracism today
Race Ethnicity and Education|2022
4 cit.
6
Physicians as Political Pawns — The Texas Directive on Gender-Affirming Care and Other Moves
New England Journal of Medicine|2022
4 cit.
7
Analyzing Contracts: State of the Field, Mixed-Methods Guiding Steps, and an Illustrative Example
Law & Social Inquiry|2023
3 cit.
8
Gendered Childhoods, Linear Sex Development and Unruly Temporalities
Feminist Legal Studies|2023
3 cit.
9
Leveraging a University to Create Local Equity-Oriented K–12 Learning Opportunities: A Conversation Starter
Educational Researcher|2024
3 cit.
10
The Limitation Effect: Florida restrictions as a national warning sign
Equity & Excellence in Education|2025
3 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Peter Youngs
University of Virginia
2
Celia Moore
London Business School
3
David Sadker
American University
4
Rachel Christina
Michigan State University
5
Randall J. Olsen
Houston Methodist
6
Louise F. Fitzgerald
University of Brighton
7
Terry James
Jamestown Education Foundation
8
Madeline E. Heilman
New York University
9
Perry A. Zirkel
Lehigh University
10
Matthew J. Mayhew
The Ohio State University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Description and Prescription: How Gender Stereotypes Prevent Women's Ascent Up the Organizational Ladder
Journal of Social Issues|2001
2.5k cit.
2
Gender stereotypes and workplace bias
Research in Organizational Behavior|2012
1.5k cit.
3
Penalties for Success: Reactions to Women Who Succeed at Male Gender-Typed Tasks.
Journal of Applied Psychology|2004
1.3k cit.
4
Rape Myths
Psychology of Women Quarterly|1994
1.1k cit.
5
WHY EMPLOYEES DO BAD THINGS: MORAL DISENGAGEMENT AND UNETHICAL ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Personnel Psychology|2012
1.1k cit.
6
Rape Myth Acceptance: Exploration of Its Structure and Its Measurement Using theIllinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale
Journal of Research in Personality|1999
1.1k cit.
7
Why are women penalized for success at male tasks?: The implied communality deficit.
Journal of Applied Psychology|2007
984 cit.
8
Sex bias in work settings: The Lack of Fit model.
Research in Organizational Behavior|1983
980 cit.
9
Defining “Highly Qualified Teachers”: What Does “Scientifically-Based Research” Actually Tell Us?
Educational Researcher|2002
965 cit.
10
Measuring Sexual Harassment: Theoretical and Psychometric Advances
Basic and Applied Social Psychology|1995
889 cit.

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