Dena Bauman

Ms. Bauman currently serves as the Director of the Externship Program at the UC Davis School of Law. Prior to joining UC Davis, she was an adjunct professor for the Externship Program at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. She is a co-author of the chapter on externships in the 2015 publication Building on Best Practices: Transforming Legal Education in a Changing World. For more than a decade, she also served as the director of UDC School of Law’s Office of Career and Professional Development. Prior to joining UDC, Ms. Bauman practiced law in several public interest settings. Her career includes significant experience in managing local and national pro bono programs, and she is a frequent presenter at professional conferences. She earned her J.D. from Cornell Law School, an M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago, and her B.A. from Bryn Mawr College.