Dr. Kimberly Ferzan

Biography

Kimberly Kessler Ferzan is the Herbert F. Goodrich Professor of Law at Penn Carey Law, specializing in Criminal Law and its theoretical underpinnings. Since joining the faculty in 2020, she has taught courses on criminal law, evidence, and advanced law philosophy seminars. Ferzan’s scholarship revolves around criminal law theory and she has served as the co-editor of key journals such as Law and Philosophy. She is on the editorial boards of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Legal Theory, and Oxford Studies in Political Philosophy. Ferzan has authored numerous articles and co-edited books including 'Crime and Culpability: Theory and Criminal Law' and 'Rethinking Crime Culpability.' Her notable papers have been recognized with awards such as the American Philosophical Association's Berger Memorial Prize. Previously, she was a professor at the University of Virginia and taught at Rutgers University for 14 years. Ferzan has also worked for the U.S. Department of Justice and has held various visiting professorships across prestigious institutions.

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