Dr. Crystal Yang

Biography

Crystal Yang is a Professor at Harvard Law School and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Her teaching and research primarily focus on empirical law and economics, particularly within the criminal justice system. She has conducted extensive research on algorithmic fairness, exploring issues such as racial bias within the criminal justice system, the implications of deportation fears, and the delivery of health care in correctional facilities. Yang's work has been widely published in leading economics journals and law reviews, and her insights have been featured in notable publications such as The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. In addition to her academic pursuits, she has served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Massachusetts. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, Yang earned her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University, for which she received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She is also a recipient of the American Law Institute’s Early Career Scholars Medal and Harvard Law School’s Sacks-Freund Award for Teaching Excellence.

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