Our very distinguished speaker is L. Song Richardson, UCI Professor of Law and Interim Dean 

She succeeded Erwin Chemerinsky to become interim dean of UCI Law in July.

Song is a multi-dimensional scholar with expertise involving the areas of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure; Law and Social Science; and Law Equality and Race. Her research applies lessons from cognitive and social psychology to the study of criminal procedure, criminal law and policing.  Her pending book is an examination of the legal and moral implications of psychological research on policing and criminal procedure. Her career honors include the receipt of the 2011 American Association of Law School's Derrick Bell Award, which recognizes a junior faculty member's extraordinary contribution to legal education through mentoring, teaching, and scholarship.  She is a graduate of Harvard University and Yale Law School.