The UConn Law Class of 2021 has chosen Professor Julia Simon-Kerr to receive the Perry Zirkel \u201976 Distinguished Teaching Award.<\/p>\n
Simon-Kerr teaches Evidence, Civil Procedure and Law and Lying. She is a leading\u00a0evidence scholar whose research focuses on credibility in the law, and her recent work includes research into the perceived credibility of witnesses who wear masks in the courtroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cTeaching our students is a privilege,\u201d Simon-Kerr said. \u201cI am honored that they chose me for this award.\u201d<\/p>\n
The teaching award was established in 2016 through the generosity of Perry Zirkel, who graduated from the UConn School of Law in 1976. He became a professor of education and law at Lehigh University and served as dean of the university’s College of Education.<\/p>\n
Alumni and current students are invited to nominate faculty members for the award and a committee of graduating students chooses three to five finalists. The entire graduating class is invited to vote to choose the winner.<\/p>\n
Past winners are Professor Jessica Rubin in 2020, Professor Alexandra Lahav in 2019, Associate Dean Paul Chill in 2018, Professor Richard Pomp in 2017 and Professor Jeremy McClane in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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