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Erin Sheley serves as Professor of Law at the University of San Diego School of Law, specializing in criminal law with emphasis on narrative frameworks for harm assessment. Previously, she held faculty positions at California Western School of Law (where she also served as assistant dean of research), University of Oklahoma College of Law, University of Calgary Faculty of Law, George Washington University Law School, and Georgetown University Law Center.
Educational credentials:
- PhD, George Washington University
- JD, Harvard Law School
- AB, Harvard College
Her research integrates criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, and white collar crime with literary and historical analysis, particularly examining how narrative shapes legal conceptions of harm. Current scholarship explores due process implications in emerging contexts like familial DNA databases and digital democracy, while maintaining deep engagement with historical common law traditions through publications such as her 2020 monograph Criminality and the Common Law Imagination in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals persistent focus on victim impact statements, corporate criminal liability, and constitutional protections. Key thematic clusters include: (1) DNA technology and due process; (2) prosecutorial discretion in digital ecosystems; (3) historical evolution of criminal defenses; and (4) expressive dimensions of punishment in social media contexts. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges legal doctrine, historical analysis, and cultural studies.
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