Chana Barron

Assistant Professor at American University School of Public Affairs

Schools

  • American University School of Public Affairs

Links

American University School of Public Affairs

Degrees

Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, University of Iowa
M.S., Justice, Law & Society, American University
J.D. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University
B.A., Political Science, Rutgers University

Bio

A lawyer and social scientist, Prof. Barron received her Master’s degree from the Department Of Justice, Law and Criminology at American University. She practiced criminal law as both defense counsel and prosecutor. Her Ph. D. studies focused on Criminology and the Sociology of Law. Prof. Barron’s research interests focus on gender, the death penalty and the role of law in society – i.e., what should the law be and what should it do to insure a just society.

Teaching

Fall 2018

JLC-302 Law and Social Theory

JLC-435 Gender and the Law

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