Fellows will work in the areas of race and sexuality and sexual and reproductive health
Announcing Our 2021 Law Teaching Fellows
UCLA Law’s Critical Race Studies Program, Experiential Education Program, and the Williams Institute are thrilled to announce three new law teaching fellows starting at UCLA Law for the 2021-2022 academic year. These new fellowship programs support emerging scholars and prepare them for tenure-track positions through guidance and mentorship. Please join us in welcoming our first two Race & Sexuality Law Teaching Fellows, Gregory Davis and Emmanuel Mauleón, and our first Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinical Law Teaching Fellow, Sapna Khatri.
Gregory Davis | 2021-23 Richard Taylor Law Teaching Fellow in partnership with UCLA Law’s Critical Race Studies Program
Davis graduated from UCLA with a joint JD and Master's in African American studies in 2014. As a UCLA Law student, Davis was very involved with both the Williams Institute and the Critical Race Studies Program and completed the Critical Race Studies specialization. He also holds a BA from Morehouse College and a PhD in African & African American Studies from Harvard University. Across his work, Davis strives to analyze and criticize the dynamic ways in which race, sexual orientation/gender identity, and society intersect. From 2014-2018, Davis was a Point Foundation Scholar and has received numerous awards in recognition of his outstanding scholarship, teaching, and leadership. During his fellowship, Davis will examine how affirmative action policies apply to BIPOC and LGBTQ people.
Emmanuel Mauleón | 2021-23 Bernard A. and Lenore S. Greenberg Legal Scholar Fellow in partnership with UCLA Law’s Critical Race Studies Program
Emmanuel Mauleón graduated from UCLA Law in 2018 and holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. While a UCLA Law student, Mauleón deepened his understanding of critical race theory and queer theory through the Critical Race Studies specialization. Following his graduation, Mauleón worked at the Policing Project at New York University Law School as the Policing and Technology Fellow and as a fellow in the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. Most recently, he clerked for the Honorable Sarah Netburn in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. During his fellowship, Mauleón will explore new frameworks for understanding and challenging police violence against People of Color and LGBTQ People.
Sapna Khatri | 2021-24 Sears Clinical Teaching Fellow in partnership with UCLA Law’s Experiential Education Program
Sapna Khatri is a 2017 graduate of the Washington University School of Law and she holds a BJ and a BA from the University of Missouri. Among several honors, Khatri was recognized as the Washington University School of Law’s Public Service Student of the Year. Khatri comes to UCLA Law from the ACLU of Illinois. As a Staff Attorney with the Women’s and Reproductive Rights Project, Khatri worked on a range of reproductive health and justice issues, including religious refusals to reproductive healthcare and the connection of crisis pregnancy centers to faith-based medical providers. As Advocacy & Policy Counsel, Khatri focused on privacy, technology, and surveillance matters. Building on this experience, she has a strong interest in working on legal and policy issues connecting her research in privacy, reproductive health, and LGBTQ rights.
