Staff

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

JURIST is a public service project powered by 80 law students at 29 law schools across five continents working under the guidance of professional staff and academic leadership based in Pittsburgh PA, USA.

JURIST staff in the United States are law students at:

JURIST staff in the UK and the Netherlands are law students at:

JURIST staff in Kenya and Mauritius are law students at:

JURIST staff in India are law students at:

JURIST staff in Australia and New Zealand are law students at:

Student Staff

Managing Editor

Tim Zubizarreta is JURIST’s Managing Editor. He is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Tim graduated with a BA in History from the George Washington University. He also serves as a writer and editor for JURIST’s Legal News service and an editor for JURIST’s Commentary service.

Chief of Staff

Michael Barber is JURIST’s Chief of Staff. He is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Michael holds a BS in Sociology from Fairmont State University. He also serves as a writer and editor for JURIST’s Legal News service and an editor for JURIST’s Commentary service.

JURIST Digital Scholars Program Managing Director

Xiaoli Jin is the Managing Director of the JURIST Digital Scholars Program. Xiaoli graduated from Middlebury College with a dual degree in Computer Science and Political Science. She is currently an Associate at Keystone Strategy and was pre-admitted to Harvard Law School in 2018. Xiaoli is also the developer of JURIST’s forthcoming iOS app.

Senior Editors

JURIST’s Senior Editors are experienced staffers who take leading roles in managing and writing JURIST.

Emily Beeken is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Legal News service.

Brianna Bell is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She serves as an editor for JURIST’s Commentary service.

Anne Bloomberg is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes for JURIST’s Legal News service and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Commentary and Social Media services. She is also president of the JURIST Staff and Supporters Association.

Matthew Borges is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Legal News service.

Joshua Cossin is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He serves as JURIST’s Deupty Managing Editor, writing and serving as an editor for JURIST’s Legal News service.

Thomas DeLorenzo is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He writes and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Legal News service.

Cassandra Maas is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Legal News service.

Angela Mauroni is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Legal News service.

Valeria Negron is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Legal News service.

Gabrielle Wast is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She writes and edits for JURIST’s Legal News and serves as an editor for JURIST’s Commentary service. She also serves as JURIST’s Senior Social Media Editor.

Associate Editors

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

Vivi Besteman is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Keegan Boyle is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Nicholas Chan is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Jacob Dougherty is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Matthew Fischer is a 2L at Texas Tech University School of Law.

Tyler Gillett is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Trisha Klan is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Daniel Klapper is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Alanah Lockwood is a 3L at Vermont Law School.

Jessica Lusamba is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Maeve McDermott is a 3L at Vermont Law School.

Tahira Mohamedbhai is an LLB student at the University of York in the UK.

Ashely Monti is a 2L at Vermont Law School.

Erin Napoleon is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Steven Pagach is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Alina Rizvi is a 3L at Vermont Law School.

Jordan Ross is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Rebecca Salamacha is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Xi Lucy Shi is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Payton Smith is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Chris Stephens is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Kirsten Williams is a 2L at Vermont Law School.

Leanne Winkels is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Assistant Editors

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

Ananaya Agrawal is a third-year law student at National Law University, Delhi (IN).

Sindhu Ajay is a fifth-year student at the School of Law, Christ University (IN).

Rogers Andagalu is a fourth-year law student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

Dana Andreeva is a second-year law student at the University of Groningen Faculty of Law (NL).

Terry Ang is a third-year law student at the Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law (NZ).

Mahima Archarya is a third-year law student at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat (IN).

Eleanor Bennett is a third-year law student at Oxford University Faculty of Law (UK).

Madhur Bhatt is a third-year law student at Hidayatullah National Law University (IN).

Emily Braganza is a third-year law student at the University of Bristol Law School (UK).

Hannah Brem is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Alexandra Briscoe is a third-year law student at Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law (NZ).

Daniela Carmona is a 3L at St. Thomas University School of Law.

Michael Chege is a fourth-year law student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

Esther Chihaavi is a fourth-year law student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

Rebecca Crisp is a third-year law student at Australian National University College of Law.

Eden De Horta Ribeiro is a fourth-year law student at Government Law College, Mumbai (IN).

Vishwajeet Deshmukh is a third-year law student at Government Law College, Mumbai (IN).

Sahana Devarajan is a second-year law student at Australian National University College of Law.

Harshil Dureja is a fifth-year law student at Government Law College, Mumbai (IN).

Kristen Doyan is a 2L at UCLA School of Law.

Marie Feyche is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Rahul Garg is a fourth-year law student at National Law University, Jodhpur.

Katherine Gemmingen is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Daniel Graziano is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Gaurav Gupte is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Aidan Hookey is a second-year law student at Australian National University College of Law.

Peter Horton is a 2L at UCLA School of Law.

Ryan House is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Boutros Imad is a 2L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Robert Kaufman is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Khushali Mahajan is a second-year law student at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala (IN).

James Mbugua is a fourth-year law student at the University of Nairobi School of Law (KE).

Timothy Miller is a 1L at Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Kanak Mishra is a fifth-year law student at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat (IN).

Nadia Murray-Ragg is a second-year law student at Victoria University of Wellington Faculty of Law (NZ).

Joshua Nelson is a 2L at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Law.

Melanie Paulick is a 2L at Duquesne University School of Law.

Vishwanath Petkar is a third-year law student at Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (MU).

Fred Porter is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Sissy Qin is a first-year law student at Australian National University College of Law.

Cade Richmond is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Luke Rodriguez is a 2L at UCLA School of Law.

Amelia Rude is a 1L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Neeraja Seshadri is a fifth-year student at the School of Law, Christ University (IN).

Shivanjali Shukla is a second-year law student at Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat (IN).

Sarah Kimball Stephenson is a 1L at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Law.

Samantha Stewart is a first-year law student at the University of Glasgow School of Law (UK).

Akshita Tiwary is a second-year law student at Government Law College, Mumbai (IN).

Shubham Tiwary is a fourth-year law student at Gujarat National Law University (IN).

Roxana Tudosa is a third-year law student at the University of Aberdeen School of Law (UK).

Theo Wilson is a 1L at Brooklyn Law School.

Muskan Yadav is a fifth-year law student at Nirma University Institute of Law, Ahmedabad (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.
Jaclyn Belczyk is JURIST’s Research Director. 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 is JURIST’s Features Editor. Ingrid is a 2011 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she specialized in international law. She joined JURIST in her 1L year and was JURIST’s Managing Editor from 2010-2011, winning JURIST’s Sutin Prize for her outstanding commitment to JURIST and its public service mission. Leveraging her Russian language skills after graduation she moved into full-time journalism, working variously with RIA Novosti in Moscow as Deputy Chief of International News and the Moscow Times as Deputy News Editor. She later worked in editorial capacities at Deloitte’s Moscow office and MIT’s Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. In 2018 she joined the US State Department and worked as a Consular Officer in Kazakhstan prior to returning to the US in November 2020.

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, USA. A Canadian Rhodes Scholar born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he studied law at Oxford, Dalhousie Law School, the University of Toronto, and finally Harvard Law School (LLM 1988), where he was Associate Editor of the Harvard International Law Journal. 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.