Aziza Ahmed

Aziza Ahmed is a Professor of Law and N. Neal Pike Scholar at Boston University School of Law, where she serves as Co-Director of the BU Law Program on Reproductive Justice. She holds a BA from Emory University, a JD from UC Berkeley School of Law, and an MS in Population and International Health from Harvard School of Public Health.

Her research spans Health Law, Reproductive Rights and Justice, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, International Human Rights, and Feminist Legal Theory. Her interdisciplinary scholarship critically examines the role of law, science, and politics in shaping public health policy and gender equity.

Her recent publications analyze the legal and public health consequences of the Dobbs decision, the politics of abortion, and the intersection of race, gender, and reproduction. She has authored the forthcoming book Risk and Resistance: How Feminists Transformed the Law and Science of AIDS and co-edited The Routledge Companion to Gender and COVID-19.

Her work has appeared in leading journals such as the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender, Boston University Law Review, and American Journal of International Law. She is a sought-after commentator, frequently quoted in media outlets like The Boston Globe and The Nation, and participates in national panels on reproductive justice and constitutional law.

Key Awards and Honors:

• N. Neal Pike Scholar
• R. Gordon Butler Scholar in International Law
• Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship
• Law and Public Affairs Fellow, Princeton University
• Bennett Boskey Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School

She has previously held faculty positions at UC Irvine School of Law and Northeastern University School of Law, and visiting roles at Harvard, Chicago, and Princeton. She has served as an expert for institutions including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the American Bar Association.

Ahmed teaches courses in Constitutional Law, International Human Rights, and Reproductive Rights. She is actively involved in mentoring future legal scholars and advancing interdisciplinary dialogue on reproductive justice, gender equity, and public health law.