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Professor Grosso’s interdisciplinary scholarship examines the role of race and extralegal factors in criminal investigations, trials, and the administration of capital punishment. Her recent work focuses on the persistent role of race in jury selection, charging, and sentencing decisions in capital punishment cases. Additionally, she has contributed to a National Science Foundation-sponsored project examining the influence of stereotypes on voir dire in capital cases. Her empirical evaluations assess the effectiveness of death penalty statutes in fulfilling Eighth Amendment narrowing requirements. Throughout her career, she has held various leadership roles, including co-president of the Society of American Law Teachers from 2020 to 2022 and was elected to the American Law Institute in 2022. Professor Grosso has taught at Birzeit University in Palestine and the University of Illinois College of Law. She obtained her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and her B.A. from Earlham College. Her research interests include the intersection of race and law, particularly within the context of the death penalty and jury selection processes.
Michigan State University College of Law • East Lansing, MI
Teaching and conducting research in law, with a focus on race and capital punishment.
The Juris Doctor (JD) is the primary professional degree. Admission is based on LSAT scores, academic record, and professional accomplishments. Median LSAT for Fall 2025 was 162.