Staff

Student Staff | Professional Staff | Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

JURIST is a public service project powered by over 80 law students at 41 law schools across six continents working under the guidance of professional staff and academic leadership based in Pittsburgh PA, USA.

JURIST’s North American staff in the United States and Canada are law students at:

JURIST’s South American staff in Peru are law students at:

JURIST’s European staff are law students at:

JURIST’s African staff are law students at:

JURIST’s South Asian staff are law students at:

JURIST’s Australasian staff are law students at:

JURIST’s Chinese staff are law students at:

Student Leadership Team

JURIST’s Student Leadership Team is composed of experienced student staffers who take leading roles in managing and writing JURIST.

Deputy Executive Editor

JURIST’s Deputy Executive Editor is Rebekah Yeager-Malkin. Rebekah is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Managing Editors

JURIST’s News Managing Editor is Lauren Ban. She is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

JURIST’s Deputy News Managing Editor is Lou Kettering. He is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

JURIST’s Commentary Managing Editor is Hayley Behal. Hayley is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

JURIST’s Features Managing Editor is Jaimee Francis. She is a 3L at Boston University School of Law (US).

JURIST’s Deputy Features Managing Editor is Madeline Bruce. She is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

JURIST’s Dispatches Managing Editor is Samar Veer. He is a third-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

JURIST’s Social Media Managing Editor is Samantha Smith. She is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Senior Editors

JURIST’s Senior Editor (UK) is James Joseph. He is an MA student at Keele University (GB).

JURIST’s Senior Editor (US) is Marissa Zupancic. She is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Bureau Chiefs

JURIST’s Africa Bureau Chief is Natasha Kahungi. She is a third-year student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

JURIST’s Australia/New Zealand Bureau Chief is Sophia Richards. She is a fourth-year student at Newcastle Law School (AU).

JURIST’s South Asia Bureau Chief is Vedant Jha. He is a second-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

JURIST’s UK Bureau Chief is Aimee Woodmass. She is a third-year student at Newcastle Law School (GB).

JURIST’s US Bureau Chief is JP Leskovich. He is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Chiefs of Staff

JURIST’s Africa Chief of Staff is Cynthia Shihemi. She is a third-year student at Strathmore Law School (KE).

JURIST’s Australia/New Zealand Chief of Staff is Chloe Menzies. She is a fourth-year student at Newcastle Law School (AU).

JURIST’s Canada Chief of Staff is Mélanie Cantin. She is a 3L at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.

JURIST’s Europe Chief of Staff is Conor Courtney. He is a trainee at the Law Society of Ireland.

JURIST’s South Asia Chief of Staff is Ananya Upadhya. She is a fourth-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

JURIST’s UK Chief of Staff is Elisabeth Driscoll. She is a second-year student at the University of Bristol Law School (GB).

JURIST’s US Chief of Staff is Elizabeth Haigh. She is a 2L at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Law (US).

JURIST’s Chief of Staff for Correspondents is Aynsley Genga. She is a third-year student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

JURIST’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Correspondents is Vedika Chawla. She is a third-year student at Jindal Global Law School.

Community Engagement Coordinator

JURIST’s Community Engagement Coordinator is Naveera Peerera. She is a student at CfPS Law School (LK).

 

Correspondents

JURIST Staff Correspondents file exclusive first-hand reports from locations around the world.

Afghanistan

JURIST has a number of law student correspondents filing regularly from Afghanistan. Due to security concerns under the Taliban government we cannot reveal their names or their law school affiliations.

Bangladesh

Muhammad Rayhan Ahmed is a student at the University of Dhaka Faculty of Law.

Belarus

Ulyana Belaya is a student at the European Humanities University.

Canada

Mélanie Cantin is a 2L at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.

China

Isaac

European Union

Chief Correspondent Ciara Dinneny is a trainee at the Law Society of Ireland.

Letizia Ailio is a student at Maastricht University Faculty of Law (NL).

Oksana Bidnenko is a student at Riga Graduate School of Law (LV).

Luisa Gambs is a student at the University of Augsburg Faculty of Law (DE) and an LLM student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Frenki Hajdari is a student at Luarasi University Faculty of Law (AL).

Jacky-Long Mouthuy is a student at Maastricht University Faculty of Law (NL).

Tara O’Sullivan is a student at Maastricht University Faculty of Law (NL).

India

Soumyabatra Chakraborty is a student at Gujarat National Law University.

Vedika Chawla is a second-year student at Jindal Global Law School.

Nakul Rai Khurana is a second-year student at Jindal Global Law School.

Apoorv Vats is a second-year student at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.

Samar Veer is a third-year student at National Law University, Delhi.

Rishabh Yadav is a first-year post-graduate student at Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi.

Iraq

Gaithe Alwahab

Israel

Sharon Basch is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Yael Iosilevich is a student at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law.

Mayan Lawent is a student at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law.

Kenya

Senior Correspondent Aynsley Genga is a third-year student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

Myanmar

JURIST has a number of law student correspondents filing regularly from Myanmar. Due to security concerns during the military coup, we cannot reveal their names or their law school affiliations.

Nepal

Jony Mainaly

Pakistan

Chief Correspondent Rabia Shuja

Eisha Chaudhry

Seemal Hameed

Sri Lanka

Senior Correspondent Naveera Peerera is a student at CfPS Law School.

Tunisia

Arwa Ben Ahmed

Jihene Ferchichi

Uganda

Lawrence Alado is a third-year student at the Makerere University School of Law (UG).

Ukraine

Senior Correspondent Anna Balabina is a student at Ukrainian Catholic University School of Law.

Senior Correspondent Justin Esiobu is a third year student at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University.

Yulii Kozub is a student at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Mykyta Vorobiov is a student at Ukrainian Catholic University.

United Kingdom

Senior Correspondent James Joseph is an MA student at Keele University (GB).

United States

Sophia Ochoa is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Justin Lindsay is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Marisa Wright is a student at Harvard Law School.

 

Associate Editors

JURIST’s Associate Editors are experienced anchors, editors, researchers and technical specialists.

Meg Abbott is a third-year student at the University of Notre Dame (AU).

Marvin Nuwe Ahereza is a third-year student at the Makerere University School of Law (UG).

David DeNotaris is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Anjana Meza is a student at the Facultad de Derecho PUCP (PE).

Patrick Slater is a 3L at Vermont Law School (US).

Shakira Yazdani is JURIST’s Afghanistan Desk Editor. She is currently a student at the University of Calgary Law School (CA).

 

Assistant Editors

JURIST’s Assistant Editors are new anchors, editors, researchers and technical specialists.

Gabriel Adan is a final-year student at Strathmore Law School (KE).

Loice Adwera is a second-year student at Strathmore Law School (KE).

Nidhi Agrawal is a third-year student at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru (IN).

Ewurabena Agyemfra Boateng is a second-year student at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Faculty of Law (GH).

Likhita Anil Kumar is a second-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

Syed Taha Anzar is a third-year student at the University of Oxford Faculty of Law (GB).

Dilara Aydin is a PhD student at the University of Waikato Faculty of Law (NZ).

Adebusola Abigail Bada is a second-year student at Newcastle Law School (GB).

George Balchunas is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Ananya Bangar is a fourth-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

Sharon Basch is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Sean Beeghly is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Alexandra Bineva is a 2L at Maastricht University Faculty of Law (NL).

Margaret Chafouleas is a 2L at Vermont Law School (US).

Derren Chan is a third-year student at the University of Hong Kong (HK).

Raveendri Heshani Chandrasekara Bandara is a final year student at Sri Lanka Law College (LK).

Shirui Che is a final-year student at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (CN).

Kaela Colyar is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Maria Jose Delgado is a fourth-year student at the Facultad de Derecho PUCP (PE).

Lauren Devine is a second-year student at Newcastle Law School (AU).

Gwendolyn Devoy is a fifth-year student at Newcastle Law School (AU).

Polina Dvornikova is third-year student at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (UA).

Antonios Eskander is a third-year student at the University of Canterbury Faculty of Law (NZ).

Amora Evans is a second-year student at the University of Reading School of Law (GB).

Hannah Fang is a first-year student at the University of Hong Kong (HK).

Rebecca Farquhar is a fifth-year student at the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law (NZ).

Sarah Ferguson is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Brooke Forbes is a third-year student at Newcastle Law School (AU).

Edwin Gakunga is a student at Kenya Law School (KE).

Adityatej Ghosh is a second-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

George Gor is a third-year student at Kabarak University School of Law (KE).

Rida Idris is a third-year student at Queensland University of Technology (AU).

Chin Victoria Ip is a third-year student at the University of Hong Kong (HK).

Kritika Joshi is a third-year student at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat (IN).

Kartik Kalra is a third-year student at National Law School of India University (IN).

Christine Kamusiime is a third-year student at the Makerere University School of Law (UG).

Olivia Kruger is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Yahng Lan is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

David Lazzam is a 3L at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (CA).

Hani Lee is a 2L at the University of Calgary Law School (CA).

Jiahang Li is a third-year student at the Beijing Institute of Technology (CN).

Jingwen Liu is a PhD student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law (HK).

LU Jiaqui is a first-year student at the China University of Political Science and Law (CN).

Zhilin Lv is a second-year student at the China University of Political Science and Law (CN).

Brandon MacDonald is a 3L at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (CA).

Sheila Macharia is a third-year student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

Manas Mahajan is a third-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

Arsiya Mahir is a third-year student at APIIT Law School (LK).

Noah Manalo is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Caroline Mercer is a 3L at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (CA).

Nwe Mon Mon Oo is a student at Chulalongkorn University (TH).

Yaroslav Morozov is an LLM student at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (UA).

Victoria Kendi Murumba is a first-year student at Strathmore Law School (KE).

Akanksh Naik is a second-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

Myrtle Ng is a second-year student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law (HK).

Yuxin Nie is a first-year student at Wuhan University (CN).

Tania Nzomo is a third-year student at Strathmore Law School (KE).

Griffins Ogada is a third-year student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

Sadiyah Reyal is a third-year student at APIIT Law School (LK).

Noah Robinson is a second-year student at the University of Bristol Law School (GB).

María Paz Rodríguez Galiano is a fifth-year student at the Facultad de Derecho PUCP (PE).

Pitasanna Shanmugathas is a 2L at Vermont Law School (US).

Aisling Shiels is a trainee at the Law Society of Ireland.

Ella Shirtcliffe is a third-year student at the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law (NZ).

Bryan Andrew Singers is a third-year student at the University of Waikato Faculty of Law (NZ).

Anoushka Singha is a fifth-yea sturdent at Government Law College, Mumbai (IN).

Callysta Sugiarto is a first-year student at the University of Hong Kong (HK).

Radhika Tamhane is a fourth-year student at Newcastle Law School (AU).

Prakhya Tamraparni is a second-year student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

Helena Tian is a final-year student at Nankai University (CN).

Nathan Chi Kit Tsang is a fourth-year student at Monash University Faculty of Law (AU).

Shashwat Vats is a third-year student at National Law University, Kochi (IN).

Luke Watkins is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Caitlin Williams is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Ashley Wong is a second-year student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law (HK).

Hiera Zeib is a third-year student at the University of Reading School of Law (GB).

Cindy Zhao is a first-year student at the Central University of Finance and Economics (CN).

Nolan Zhu is a 2L at Cornell Law School (US).

 

Graduated Staff

Several of JURIST’s recently graduated law student staff are continuing to write and work for JURIST as they begin their legal careers.

Terry Ang is a 2021 graduate of the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law (NZ).

Samara Baboolal is a 2022 graduate of the University of Nottingham School of Law (GB).

Miteau Butskhrikidze is a 2023 graduate of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (CA).

Joshua Cossin is a 2022 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US). He is JURIST’s White House Correspondent.

Vishwajeet Deshmukh is a 2022 graduate of Government Law College, Mumbai (IN).

Sarah Ethington is a 2023 graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Law (US).

Heidi J. T. Exner is a 2023 graduate of the University of Calgary School of Law (CA).

Katherine Gemmingen is a 2023 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (US).

Sarthak Gupta is a 2023 graduate of the Institute of Law at Nirma University, Ahmedabad (IN).

Melissa Liauw is a 2023 graduate of the University of Ottawa School of Law (CA).

Siyi Liu is a 2022 graduate of Northwestern University School of Law (US).

Vishwanath Petkar is a 2021 graduate of Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (MU).

Akshita Tiwary is a 2023 graduate of Government Law College, Mumbai (IN).

Muskan Yadav is a 2021 graduate of Nirma University (IN).

 

Professional Staff

Megan McKee is JURIST’s Executive Director. She holds a BA (hons.) in Hispanic Studies and International Development Studies and an MA in History from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She is also a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Megan was admitted to the practice of law in New York and pursued doctoral studies at the University of Maryland, where she was a Flagship Fellow, before coming to JURIST. Since July 2021, Megan has held this position on a pro bono basis
Jaclyn Belczyk is JURIST’s Executive Editor and a Professor of Practice at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. Jaclyn is a 2008 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, from which she holds a JD and a Certificate in Latin American Studies. She also holds a BA in Anthropology and Philosophy and a Master of Public Policy and Management from the University of Pittsburgh.
Ingrid Burke Friedman is JURIST’s Editorial Director. A 2011 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, she served as Managing Editor during her 3L year. After graduation, she moved into full-time journalism for several years, and then served with the U.S. Department of State as a Consular Officer. She now divides her time between JURIST and a research fellowship at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian & Eurasian Studies.
Ram Eachambadi is JURIST’s Operations Director. A 2018 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, he joined JURIST as a 1L and served as JURIST’s Chief of Staff in his 3L year. He is a member of the New York state bar and is a Certified Public Accountant. From 2018-2021 he was a tax lawyer/accountant with EY; before law school, he worked with Deloitte. He is holding this position on a pro bono basis into 2022.

 

Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

Bernard Hibbitts is JURIST’s Publisher and Editor-in-Chief and a Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. A Canadian Rhodes Scholar born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he studied law at Oxford University, Dalhousie Law School, the University of Toronto, and finally Harvard Law School (LLM 1988). He is a former law clerk to Justice Gerald LeDain of the Supreme Court of Canada. He created the site that became JURIST in 1996.