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Kelly K. Richter is a Term Assistant Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, where she teaches in the undergraduate Legal Studies program. She holds a Ph.D. in History from Stanford University and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, combining historical scholarship with legal and policy expertise.
Education:
- Ph.D. in History, Stanford University, 2015
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2018 (Public Interest Fellow)
- B.A., University of Chicago (Honors)
Her research focuses on modern U.S. political and policy history, particularly how Latino unauthorized immigration became a political crisis in America. Her interdisciplinary work spans U.S. Politics, Legal Studies, Social Policy, Immigration, Race and Ethnicity, American Political Development, Federalism, and Public Interest Law. She employs historical narrative, legal analysis, and policy critique to illuminate the long-term construction of immigration as a national issue.
Richter's forthcoming book, Manufacturing a Political Crisis: Backlash Towards Latino Unauthorized Immigration in Modern America, synthesizes her dissertation and research into an accessible narrative for academic and policy audiences.
Scientific Awards and Fellowships:
- Public Interest Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center
- National Fellow, Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia
- Dissertation Fellow, Stanford Research Institute for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
- Affiliated Researcher, Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University
- Recipient of competitive university research and writing grants
Richter brings significant practical experience to her academic role, having served as Legislative Counsel to U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris on immigration and homeland security issues, worked in immigration policy advocacy, and represented low-income immigrant clients in asylum and detention cases. She has also worked on civil rights and employment litigation and supported federal legislation research during law school. She actively presents her research at academic and policy conferences nationwide.
She was recognized at Stanford for student mentoring and continues to integrate teaching, research, and public service in her academic career.
