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Michele Landis Dauber is the Frederick I. Richman Professor of Law and Professor, by courtesy, Sociology at Stanford University. She has been a faculty member at Stanford since 2001 and directs the JD/PhD program in sociology and law, holding a joint appointment in both disciplines.
Professor Dauber earned her BSW from Illinois at Chicago (Jane Addams College of Social Work) in 1993, JD from Northwestern University School of Law in 1998, and PhD in Sociology from The Graduate School at Northwestern University in 2003. Her educational background bridges legal and sociological perspectives, forming the foundation for her interdisciplinary scholarship.
Her research spans constitutional history, constitutional law, distributive justice, federalism, gender & sexual orientation discrimination, inequality, law & society, public policy, empirical studies, torts, and welfare & poverty law. As both a law professor and sociologist, Dauber has written highly original historical and sociological studies focusing on the history of social provision and the US welfare state. Her work examines how legal frameworks intersect with social policy and historical contexts to shape societal structures.
Professor Dauber's most notable scholarly contribution is her award-winning book 'The Sympathetic State' (2013 University of Chicago Press), which has established her as a leading voice in the historical and sociological analysis of social welfare policy. Her scholarly approach combines rigorous legal analysis with sociological methodology to produce groundbreaking insights into the evolution of social safety nets.
She has received numerous prestigious awards including Stanford University's Walter J. Gores Award (2006), the J. David Greenstone Book Prize from the American Political Science Association (2014), and the Distinguished Book Award from the American Sociological Association (2014), reflecting the exceptional quality and impact of her scholarship across multiple disciplines.
Professor Dauber has been deeply engaged in university governance and policy development, notably co-chairing the Board on Judicial Affairs from 2011-13 and helping revise Stanford's policy on sexual assault. She serves as a nationally-respected advocate for improving college and university policies on sexual assault to increase compliance with Title IX, leveraging her legal expertise to address critical campus safety issues. Her current research includes a project on the history of resettlement and relocation following catastrophes, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Beyond her academic work, Professor Dauber maintains an active role in professional organizations including the Law & Society Association, American Sociological Association, American Society for Legal History, American Historical Association, Social Science History Association, and American Political Science Association, where she contributes manuscript reviews and participates in scholarly discourse.
