Professor Pruitt Speaks at the University of Wisconsin About Rural Justice
On Oct. 29, Professor Lisa R. Pruitt delivered a talk, "Rural Justice," at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Community and Environmental Sociology.
Pruitt was invited to discuss her groundbreaking body of work that brings a ruralist lens to myriad legal topics, among them abortion access, substance abuse, termination of parental rights, domestic violence, access to justice, health and human services, and indigent defense.
Distinguished Professor of Law Lisa R. Pruitt is Brigitte Bodenheimer Research Scholar and president of the Rural Sociological Society. Her recent work explores the legal relevance of rural spatiality, including how it inflects dimensions of gender, race, and ethnicity. Pruitt's work also considers rural-urban difference in transnational and international contexts. She is the recipient of the law school’s 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award.