Joni Hersch and W. Kip Viscusi, co-directors of the Ph.D. Program in Law & Economics at Vanderbilt Law School, have announced that three program graduates were appointed to new tenure-track positions that began in the 2023-24 academic year.
Clayton J. Masterman, J.D./Ph.D. ‘19, was named Associate Professor of Law at University of Buffalo School of Law, where he teaches torts. Prior to joining the faculty at University of Buffalo, Masterson clerked for Judge David Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and for Judge Gregg Costa of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston and worked for two years as an associate for the D.C. law firm Kellogg Hansen Todd Figel & Frederick. Masterman’s current work explores the legal implications of public policy around opioid abuse, and he has written and presented on the public health sector’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Erin E. Meyers, J.D./Ph.D. ‘21, was named Assistant Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, where she teaches torts and criminal law. Meyers’ research focuses on deterrence in both the civil and criminal contexts, insurance, mental health, and criminal justice reform. Before joining the law faculty at George Mason University, she worked as an associate practicing healthcare regulatory law at Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. She also clerked for Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Zachary Sturman, J.D./Ph.D. ‘23, has been named Assistant Professor of Health Economics and Policy in the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where he teaches health economics and health policy. Sturman has published in law, economics, and health policy journals. His current work focuses on homelessness, addiction, and substance abuse.
