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Jenny joined the Law department at Royal Holloway in July 2025. She was admitted to the Bar in 2013 and holds a PhD in law from Birkbeck University of London. Before moving to London, Jenny practiced law in the United States, focusing on civil and constitutional rights. She was attorney for plaintiffs in the case underlying Johnson v. Grants Pass, a class action lawsuit to defend the rights of homeless people that went before the US Supreme Court in 2024.

Jenny's research is in law, political economy, critical psychology, and feminist theory. Her writing on fair housing, sexual violence, American legal history, and critical psychology have appeared in Feminist Legal StudiesFrontiers in Medical SociologyFeminist TheoryTheory and Psychology, and the Journal of Housing and Community Development Law, among others. Her book on the political economy of sexual violence will be out with Pluto Press in 2027.

Education/Academic qualification

Law, PhD, Birkbeck University of London

1 Oct 202131 Jan 2025

Award Date: 31 Jan 2025

External positions

Associate Faculty, Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

20212025

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  3. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions