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Rhonda M Reaves is a Professor of Law at Florida A&M University College of Law, where she has been teaching since 2005. She previously served as an Associate Professor at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles from 1998 to 2005 and has held visiting professorships at the University of La Verne, University of Oregon, and University of Miami. Her teaching includes Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, and Property.
Her educational background includes a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale University.
Professor Reaves' research focuses on civil rights, employment discrimination, and the intersection of race and gender in the workplace. Her work critically examines systemic bias, retaliatory harassment, and the legal construction of gender, particularly in employment and sports contexts. She has written extensively on how race, gender, and age discrimination are legally interpreted and challenged, with a particular emphasis on African-American women and workplace inequality.
Her recent and ongoing scholarship includes analyses of identity performance in the workplace, anti-Black bias, and the societal myth of a 'post-racial' America. Her publications span law reviews, edited volumes, legal textbooks, and blogs, reflecting both scholarly and pedagogical contributions.
Selected Scientific Awards:
- Outstanding Law Professor, Loyola Black Law Students Association (2001)
Professor Reaves has actively contributed to the academic legal community through presentations at national conferences such as the Association for Law, Property, and Society, LatCrit, and the Lutie Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Writing Workshop. She has presented work-in-progress on topics including retaliatory harassment, gender equity, and racial bias, indicating ongoing engagement with critical legal scholarship. While no information is available about grants or student advising, her extensive publication and presentation record underscores her influence in employment and civil rights law.
She is affiliated with scholarly initiatives at FAMU Law and contributes to the Scholarly Commons, ensuring broad dissemination of her work. Her scholarship is categorized under disciplines such as Civil Rights and Discrimination, Labor and Employment Law, and Law and Gender.
