Brandy Drinnon

"“We chose faculty heads who excel at meeting students where they are, intellectually and interpersonally,” said Ingram Commons Dean Vanessa Beasley. Read More

Law and Economics graduate, Caroline Cecot (JD/PhD’14), has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Law at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School starting in 2017-2018. Cecot is currently the 2016-2017 Legal Fellow at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of… Read More

Law & Economics student, Jean Y. Xiao, has been admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. Her dissertation is titled, “An Empirical Examination of Consumer Litigation Funding.” Ms. Xiao’s committee chair is Professor Paige Marta Skiba. Professors… Read More

J.D./Ph.D. candidate in Law and Economics, Elissa Philip Gentry, successfully defended her dissertation, “Safety and Effectiveness: The FDA’s Approach to Risk in Prescription Medication.” After six years of study, Gentry will graduate with both her J.D. and her Ph.D. in Law and Economics at Commencement in May. Gentry’s… Read More

J.D./Ph.D. candidate in Law and Economics, Henri Rautonen, successfully defended his dissertation, “Mandatory Labeling: Changes in Consumer and Producer Behavior.” After six years of study, Rautonen will graduate with both his J.D. and his Ph.D. in Law and Economics at Commencement in May. Rautonen’s advisor… Read More

Barsky's book has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Studies Association’s 2016 Hart Socio-Legal Book Prize. Read More

Professor Paige Marta Skiba served as a discussant at the Law and Economics Program Meeting for the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc., in Cambridge, MA. Read More

Law and Economics student, Elissa Philip Gentry, recently published two articles on the value of statistical life. “The Value of a Statistical Life for Transportation Regulations: A Test of the Benefits Transfer Methodology” was published in the August 2015 issue of the Journal of… Read More

Law and Economics student, Hannah J. Frank, will be Senior En Banc Editor for Vanderbilt Law Review in 2016-2017. Frank earned her B.A. in economics with a minor in mathematics from Lewis and Clark College in 2013. She earned Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Awards for Legal… Read More

Law and Economics student, Clayton J. Masterman, will be articles editor for Vanderbilt Law Review in 2016-2017. Masterman earned his B.A. in economics and mathematics from Vassar College in 2013. He earned Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Awards for Administrative Law and International Trade Law. Masterman is… Read More