Catherine L. Carpenter

Elected to the American Law Institute in 2012, Professor Carpenter is a nationally renowned criminal law scholar in the area of sex crimes and sex offender registration laws. Her scholarship has been cited by numerous courts and used as a guide by attorneys. She is the executive director of Access to Restorative Justice Fund and is the Vice President of Alliance for Constitutional Sex Offenses, which both strive for the reintegration of the marginalized through education, legislation, and advocacy.

Additionally, Professor Carpenter is one of the foremost authorities on law school curricula and accreditation. She has served in several leadership posts within the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar of the American Bar Association (ABA). She has served as past chair of the Section's Accreditation Committee, past Chair of the Curriculum Committee, and as a member of the Standards Review Committee. As chair of the Curriculum Committee from 2002-2004 and again from 2009-2012, Professor Carpenter was the principal drafter of two comprehensive national surveys: A Survey of Law School Curricula 2002-2010 and its predecessor A Survey of Law School Curriculum 1992-2002. She earned national recognition in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 from the National Jurist as one of the "Top 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education."