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Emily Ryo joined the faculty of Duke Law School in July 2023. She was previously a professor of law and sociology at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law and a research fellow at Stanford Law School. Ryo received her JD from Harvard Law School and her PhD in Sociology from Stanford University. She served as a law clerk for the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and has practiced law at the international law firm Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. Her current research focuses on immigration, criminal justice, legal attitudes, legal noncompliance, and procedural justice. Ryo approaches these issues through innovative interdisciplinary lenses, employing diverse quantitative and qualitative methods. As an empirical legal scholar, she has published widely in leading sociology and law journals. One of her notable articles, co-authored with Ian Peacock, titled 'A Study of Pandemic Stigma Effects on Removal Proceedings,' published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, received the 2023 Article Prize from the Law and Society Association. Ryo has also been awarded the National Science Foundation Research Grant, the ABF/JPB Access to Justice Fellowship, and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship in support of her scholarship. Additionally, she received the 2021 William Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award from the USC Gould School of Law.
Duke University School of Law • Durham, NC
Joined the faculty as Charles L. B. Lowndes Distinguished Professor.
University of Southern California Gould School of Law • Los Angeles, CA
Previously served as a faculty member.
Stanford Law School • Stanford, CA
Engaged in legal scholarship.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • San Diego, CA
Clerked for the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton •
Practiced at an international law firm.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)