Elizabeth researches primarily in comparative family law. She teaches child/family law, comparative law, EU law, Legal English, conflict of laws and American/constitutional/rights law.
Background
L.L.D (Sweden), Umeå University, 2019.
J.D. (USA), Duke University School of Law, 2003.
B.A. (Biological Sciences), University of Chicago, 1995.
Licensed California attorney.
Doctoral studies in law August 2013--November 2019.
Previously I have worked as, among other things, a California attorney practicing primarily family law and civil litigation, a guest lecturer at Umeå's law department, a social science/behavioral researcher and a biologist.
Teaching
I teach in several subject areas, primarily in family/child/welfare law, comparative law, EU law, Legal English, Swedish international private law, American law including common law traditions and constitutional law, human rights law and related areas.
Research
I research primarily in comparative family law and society (including child and public welfare law); my 2019 doctoral dissertation was entitled "Child Support Law in California and Sweden: A Comparison Across Welfare State Models."
I teach in several subject areas, primarily in family/child/welfare law, comparative law, EU law, Legal English, Swedish international private law, American law including common law traditions and constitutional law, human rights law and related areas.
