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Elizabeth Dale is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on criminal law, legal history, and race relations, particularly in Chicago and the broader American context. She has authored six books, including *Fight for Rights: The Chicago 1919 Riots and the Struggle for Black Justice* (2022), and *Robert Nixon and Police Torture in Chicago, 1871-1971* (2016). Her work explores historical injustices, police brutality, and constitutional development.
Dr. Dale has held prestigious fellowships, including an NEH Fellowship (2022–2023) for her work on mentally disabled suspects in the criminal justice system. She served as editor of the *Law and History Review* (2013–2017) and teaches courses in Digital History, American Legal History, and Comparative Constitutional History. She was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Chicago (2010–2011) and a Fulbright Lecturer in China (2005).
Her research interests span legal theory, colonial governance, and digital humanities. She is a founding member of the Digital Humanities Graduate Certificate Committee and part of the UF Mellon Intersections Working Group on Mass Incarceration.
- Key Awards: Waldo W. Neikirk Term Professor (2012), University of Florida Research Foundation Professor (2013–2015).
- Grants and Fellowships: NEH Fellowship, University of Florida Research Foundation support.
- Labs/Teams: Digital Humanities initiatives and Mellon Working Group.
