Bellow Scholar Report on Projects, AALS Clinical Conference, May 2022
This session will use the current Bellow Scholar research projects to explore different empirical methodologies suited for research by clinical legal educators. While the session will use the current Bellow Scholars’ research as examples, it is intended to be useful for any clinicians conducting or considering empirical research projects.
The Bellow Scholar program recognizes and supports empirical research projects designed to improve the quality of justice in communities, enhance the delivery of legal services, and promote economic and social justice. The Bellow Scholar Program recognizes and supports projects that use empirical analysis as an advocacy tool and involve substantial collaboration between law and other academic disciplines. This session features the 2021-22 Bellow Scholars. The application cycle for the next class of Bellow Scholars will open in Fall 2022.
Moderators:
Nermeen Arastu, City University of New York School of Law
Wendy A. Bach, University of Tennessee College of Law
The 13th Bellow Scholar Workshop, Workshop, October 2021
The 13th Bellow Scholar Workshop, Pandemic Version
Friday, October 1, 2021
Location: Zoom information to follow, all times are EST
Sponsors: AALS & AALS Committee on Lawyering in the Public Interest (Bellow Scholar Committee)
Presenting Bellow Scholars: Sabrineh Ardalan, Laila Hlass, Lisa Martin, Keeshea Turner Roberts,
Nicole Summers, Kele Stewart, Philip Torrey, Mary Yanik
12:00 Welcome and Workshop Overview
Wendy Bach & Nermeen Arastu, Bellow Committee Co-Chairs
Lightening Round Advice from Past Bellow Scholars
12:30-2:30 Individual Small Group Workshops*
Group One:
Sabrineh Ardalan and Philip Torrey, Harvard Law School
Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention
Mary Yanik and Laila L. Hlass, Tulane Law School
Habeas Litigation and the Louisiana Immigrant Detention Crisis
Workshop Facilitators:
Social Scientists:
Dr. Megan Haselschwerdt (megan.haselschwerdt@gmail.com)
Bellow Alum:
Eric Amarante (eamarante@utk.edu),
Nermeen Arastu (nermeen.arastu@law.cuny.edu), &
Fatma Marouf (fatma.marouf@law.tamu.edu)
Group Two:
Lisa Martin, University of South Carolina School of Law
Domestic Violence and Access to Civil Justice in South Carolina
Keeshea Turner Roberts, Howard University School of Law
Access to Justice to Unpopular Clients: Representation of Respondents in Civil Protection Order Cases
Workshop Facilitators:
Social Scientists:
Dr. Kasey Henricks (henricks@utk.edu)
Bellow Alum:
Margaret Drew (Margaret.drew@umassd.edu),
Allyson Gold (golda@wfu.edu) &
Colleen Shanahan (colleen.shanahan@columbia.edu)
Group Three:
Kele Stewart, University of Miami School of Law
Reimagining Communities that are Overpoliced by the Child Welfare System
Nicole Summers, Harvard Law School
Pathways to Eviction
Workshop Facilitators:
Social Scientists:
Dr. Kelley Fong (ktfong@gatech.edu)
Dr. Alyx Mark (alyxmark@gmail.com)
Bellow Alum:
Prof. Wendy Bach (wbach@utk.edu),
Prof. Davida Finger (dfinger@loyno.edu),
Prof. Judith Fox (jfox@nd.edu) &
Prof. Elizabeth MacDowell (elizabeth.macdowell@unlv.edu)
Potential Topics for Small Group Coverage:
Methods
Access to data
Collaboration and stakeholders
Paper topics and possible audiences, including non-academic audiences
Publication strategy
2:45-4 Lessons Learned and Wrap-Up
Brief Project Presentations (~8 min per scholar/scholar group) where scholars identify key lessons learned, outstanding questions, and next steps, followed by large group questions and discussion
Sabrineh Ardalan and Philip Torrey
Solitary Confinement in Immigration Detention
Lisa Martin
Domestic Violence and Access to Civil Justice in South Carolina
Keeshea Turner Roberts
Access to Justice to Unpopular Clients: Representation of Respondents in Civil Protection Order Cases
Kele Stewart
Reimagining Communities that are Overpoliced by the Child Welfare System
Nicole Summers
Pathways to Eviction
Mary Yanik and Laila L. Hlass
Habeas Litigation and the Louisiana Immigrant Detention Crisis
Bellow Scholar Report on Projects, AALS Clinical Conference, April 2021
This session will use the current Bellow Scholar research projects to explore different empirical methodologies suited for research by clinical legal educators. While the session will use the current Bellow Scholars’ research as examples, it is intended to be useful for any clinicians conducting or considering empirical research projects.
The Bellow Scholar program recognizes and supports empirical research projects designed to improve the quality of justice in communities, enhance the delivery of legal services, and promote economic and social justice. The Bellow Scholar Program recognizes and supports projects that use empirical analysis as an advocacy tool and involve substantial collaboration between law and other academic disciplines. This session features the 2021-22 Bellow Scholars. The next class of Bellow Scholars will be selected in Fall 2022.
Co-Chairs and Moderators:
Wendy A. Bach, University of Tennessee College of Law
Fatma Marouf, Texas A&M University School of Law
Bellow Scholars Workshop for Prospective Applicants, October 2020
1:00-2:00 Combining Empirical Research, Clinical Advocacy, and Scholarship
Wendy Bach, Professor of Law, University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Law
Anna Carpenter, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs, University of Utah College of Law
Allyson Gold, Assistant Professor & Director of Elder Law Clinic, University of Alabama School of Law
This session will feature former Bellow Scholars discussing writing articles, books, and shorter based on empirical research, tips for publishing, and how to manage the balance (and ideally create efficiencies) between clinic advocacy and empirical research.
2:15-3:15 Empirical Methodologies 101 for Clinical Law Professors
David Gras, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee Knoxville (Quantitative Methodology)
Megan Haselschwerdt, Associate Professor, Director of the Family Violence Across the Lifespan Research Team, University of Tennessee Knoxville (Qualitative Methodology)
The goal of this session is to give clinicians new to empirical research an overview of qualitative and quantitative methodologies. The session will discuss how projects can use multiple methodologies and how to collaborate with social scientists. Using examples from current Bellow Scholar projects, the session will illustrate how clinicians are particularly well-suited to this work.
3:30-4:30 Putting Together Your Proposal for a Bellow Scholar Application
Michael Gregory, Clinical Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Alyx Mark, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Wesleyan University
Fatma Marouf, Professor of Law, Texas A&M School of Law
Rachel Moran, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas School of Law
Mary Spector, Associate Dean for Clinics and Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law
The goal of this session is to review the timeline, selection criteria, and scholar obligations, and then to provide direct assistance and feedback on Project Proposals for individuals seeking to be Bellow Scholars. Bellow Scholar alumni will help prospective applicants refine their ideas, develop research strategies, discuss social scientist collaboration, explain IRB and data gathering processes, and answer questions.