Gabrielle L. Goodwin

Gabrielle L. Goodwin serves as Senior Lecturer in Law and Assistant Dean for Global Engagement at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington. Since 2016, she has directed graduate legal studies programs, overseeing curriculum development, student recruitment, and academic advising for master's and doctoral law candidates.

Her academic foundation includes a B.A. (1987) and M.A. (1996) in Linguistics from the University of Utah, and a J.D. (2010) from Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she served as student editor for the Seventh Circuit Review.

• B.A. in Linguistics, University of Utah, 1987
• M.A. in Linguistics, University of Utah, 1996
• J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2010

Professor Goodwin's research integrates legal writing, discourse analysis, and cultural heritage law through a linguistics lens. Her pre-law career included international English language instruction and founding a language center in Macedonia under a USAID-funded tri-lingual university initiative, directly informing her scholarly approach to language-law intersections.

Her publications reveal interdisciplinary scholarship spanning disability rights jurisprudence (e.g., ADA analysis in Seventh Circuit Review) and linguistic communication studies (e.g., professional writing guides and language teaching methodologies), demonstrating consistent exploration of how discourse shapes legal and cultural frameworks.

Her primary professional recognition includes:

• Semifinalist, National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition

In academic leadership, she manages graduate legal studies curriculum and advising while advancing global engagement initiatives. Her Macedonia project established foundational language infrastructure for cross-cultural legal education, reflecting her commitment to international academic development.

She founded the language center for the Macedonia tri-lingual university project and continues shaping legal communication pedagogy through the Maurer School's writing curriculum.