Dr. Lara Stemple

Biography

Lara Stemple serves as the Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies and International Student Programs at UCLA Law, where she oversees the law school’s LL.M. and S.J.D. degree programs. An expert in gender, sexuality, and human rights, her research focuses on issues related to sexual violence and sexual reproductive health rights. She is the co-Vice Chair of the Board of Advisors for the UC Global Health Institute and a founding faculty member of the Center for Gender Health Justice. Stemple is also the chair of the Advisory Board for the Survivors Project, which is part of the Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice (SoCal LARJ), affiliated with UCLA Law’s Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy. Before joining UCLA, she served as the Executive Director for Detention International and was a Rockefeller Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Program in Sexuality, Gender, Health, and Human Rights. Stemple has worked with the Center for Reproductive Rights and the Pacific Institute for Women’s Health, advocating for policy changes and legislative reforms both in Congress and at the United Nations. Her media commentary has appeared in major outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, and Al Jazeera.

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