Dr. Evelyn Douek

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Evelyn Douek is an Assistant Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. She earned her Doctorate from Harvard Law School, focusing on the regulation of online speech. Prior to her current roles, she served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and clerked for the Honourable Chief Justice Susan Kiefel on the High Court of Australia. Douek graduated with Honours from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Commerce and Laws. Her research has been published in leading journals such as the Harvard Law Review and Columbia Law Review, along with various media outlets including the Atlantic and WIRED. Her work addresses pressing issues regarding content moderation, digital privacy, and the implications of technology on public discourse. Douek regularly engages with contemporary debates on platform governance and has been featured in discussions about the role of big tech in democratic societies, exploring how law and policy intersect at the digital frontier.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor of Law

2020-08-01 — Present

Stanford Law School • Stanford, CA

Teaching courses on law, online speech, and content moderation.

Senior Research Fellow

2019-08-01 — 2020-07-31

Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University • New York, NY

Conducted research on First Amendment issues related to digital platforms.

Clerk

2018-01-01 — 2019-01-01

High Court of Australia • Sydney, Australia

Assisted in judicial duties and researched legal issues.

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).