Melissa Stimell

Professor of the Practice in Legal Studies

Departments/Programs

Legal Studies

Degrees

Boston University, J.D.
Cornell University, B.S.

Expertise

Public Interest Attorney. Conflict resolution. Legislative advocacy at the state level. Represented vulnerable populations in such areas as, criminal law, discrimination of individuals with disabilities, and child welfare. Led Brandeis Summer in The Hague.

Profile

Melissa Stimell is a Professor of the Practice in the Legal Studies Program at Brandeis University. She is the chair of the Program in Social Justice and Social Policy. She serves as the director of The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life. She also is the Academic Program Director of ENACT, The Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation. She currently teaches Advocacy for Policy Change, Conflict Analysis and Intervention, and Global Justice and Societies in Transition. She also has led Brandeis Summer in The Hague and the seminars accompanying the internship programs. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University and her law degree from Boston University School of Law. She has been a public interest attorney for over 30 years, focusing on the representation of vulnerable populations in such areas as, criminal law, discrimination of individuals with disabilities, and child welfare.

Courses Taught

IGS/LGLS	180a	The Spirit of International Law
IGS/LGLS	185b	Advocacy in the International Criminal Court
LGLS	129a	Global Justice and Societies in Transition
LGLS	130a	Conflict Analysis and Intervention
LGLS	161b	Advocacy for Policy Change
SJSP	89a	Social Justice, Social Policy Internship

Awards and Honors

Brandeis University Experiential Learning Grant (2010)

Brandeis University Experiential Learning Grant (2009)

Davis Fellowship in Experiential Learning (2006)