Levin College of Law

UF Law Faculty on COVID-19

UF Law faculty are available to discuss various public policy issues surrounding COVID-19. Each faculty member’s page is linked below for their contact information. This is a general guide for specific areas related to the pandemic. To explore our full faculty directory and areas of expertise, please click here.
 
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UF Law’s COVID-19 Faculty Experts by Topic:

 

Agricultural Industry and Workers

Joan D. Flocks

Joan D. Flocks

Associate in Law

Expertise:
Agricultural Industry and Workers

 

Business Failures

Jeffrey Davis

Jeffrey Davis

Gerald A. Sohn Research Professor

Expertise:
Business Failures

 

Business Tax

David Hasen

David Hasen

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Business Tax, Personal Income Tax

 

Conspiracy Theories

Mark Fenster

Mark Fenster

Stephen C. O’Connell Chair

Expertise:
Conspiracy Theories, Disclosure of Government Information

 

Contact Tracing

Jon L. Mills

Jon L. Mills

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Contact Tracing, Online Privacy, Privacy Issues During a Pandemic

 

Contract Breach

Rachel Arnow-Richman

Rachel Arnow-Richman

Visiting Professor of Law

Expertise:
Contract Breach, Employment Law

 

Corporate Aspects of Federal CARES Act

Peter Molk

Peter Molk

Associate Professor of Law

Expertise:
Corporate Aspects of Federal CARES Act, Insurance

 

Corporate Aspects of National Crises

Robert J. Rhee

Robert J. Rhee

John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Professor of Law

Expertise:
Corporate Aspects of National Crises

 

COVID-Related Leave Legislation

Stephanie Bornstein

Stephanie Bornstein

University Term Professor

Expertise:
COVID-Related Leave Legislation, Employment Law, Employment Law Aspects of CARES Act

 

Data Protection for Commercial Health Data

D. Daniel Sokol

D. Daniel Sokol

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Data Protection for Commercial Health Data, Health and Technology

 

Disclosure of Government Information

Mark Fenster

Mark Fenster

Stephen C. O’Connell Chair

Expertise:
Conspiracy Theories, Disclosure of Government Information

 

Effect of COVID-19 on Families

Nancy Dowd

Nancy Dowd

David H. Levin Chair in Family Law

Expertise:
Effect of COVID-19 on Families

 

Employment Law

Stephanie Bornstein

Stephanie Bornstein

University Term Professor

Expertise:
COVID-Related Leave Legislation, Employment Law, Employment Law Aspects of CARES Act

Rachel Arnow-Richman

Rachel Arnow-Richman

Visiting Professor of Law

Expertise:
Contract Breach, Employment Law

 

Employment Law Aspects of CARES Act

Stephanie Bornstein

Stephanie Bornstein

University Term Professor

Expertise:
COVID-Related Leave Legislation, Employment Law, Employment Law Aspects of CARES Act

 

Family’s Use of Social Media

Stacey Steinberg

Stacey Steinberg

Senior Legal Skills Professor

Expertise:
Family’s Use of Social Media, Online Privacy

 

Federal and State Budgets

Andrew Hammond

Andrew Hammond

Assistant Professor of Law

Expertise:
Federal and State Budgets, Food Insecurity, Safety Net Programs

 

Federal v. State Power

Maryam Jamshidi

Maryam Jamshidi

Assistant Professor of Law

Expertise:
Federal v. State Power, National Security Law

 

First Amendment

Clay Calvert

Clay Calvert

Professor of Law and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication

Expertise:
First Amendment, Political Protests Over Shutdowns

 

Food Insecurity

Andrew Hammond

Andrew Hammond

Assistant Professor of Law

Expertise:
Federal and State Budgets, Food Insecurity, Safety Net Programs

 

Health and Technology

D. Daniel Sokol

D. Daniel Sokol

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Data Protection for Commercial Health Data, Health and Technology

 

Insurance

Peter Molk

Peter Molk

Associate Professor of Law

Expertise:
Corporate Aspects of Federal CARES Act, Insurance

 

Intellectual Property Law

Elizabeth A. Rowe

Elizabeth A. Rowe

Irving Cypen Professor of Law

Expertise:
Intellectual Property Law

 

National Security Law

Maryam Jamshidi

Maryam Jamshidi

Assistant Professor of Law

Expertise:
Federal v. State Power, National Security Law

 

Online Privacy

Jon L. Mills

Jon L. Mills

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Contact Tracing, Online Privacy, Privacy Issues During a Pandemic

Stacey Steinberg

Stacey Steinberg

Senior Legal Skills Professor

Expertise:
Family’s Use of Social Media, Online Privacy

 

Personal Income Tax

David Hasen

David Hasen

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Business Tax, Personal Income Tax

 

Political Protests Over Shutdowns

Clay Calvert

Clay Calvert

Professor of Law and Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication

Expertise:
First Amendment, Political Protests Over Shutdowns

 

Presidential Power to Enact Restrictive Measures

Darren Hutchinson

Darren Hutchinson

Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair

Expertise:
Presidential Power to Enact Restrictive Measures, Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Infections, Restrictions Infringing Right to Travel and Free Exercises of Religion

 

Privacy Issues During a Pandemic

Jon L. Mills

Jon L. Mills

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Contact Tracing, Online Privacy, Privacy Issues During a Pandemic

 

Public Health Law

Jennifer Bard

Jennifer Bard

Visiting Professor of Law

Expertise:
Public Health Law, Restrictive Measures (Stay at Home)

 

Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Infections

Darren Hutchinson

Darren Hutchinson

Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair

Expertise:
Presidential Power to Enact Restrictive Measures, Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Infections, Restrictions Infringing Right to Travel and Free Exercises of Religion

 

Real Estate Aspects of Federal CARES Act

Michael Allan Wolf

Michael Allan Wolf

Richard E. Nelson Eminent Scholar Chair in Local Government

Expertise:
Real Estate Aspects of Federal CARES Act

 

Restrictions Infringing Right to Travel and Free Exercises of Religion

Darren Hutchinson

Darren Hutchinson

Raymond & Miriam Ehrlich Eminent Scholar Chair

Expertise:
Presidential Power to Enact Restrictive Measures, Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Infections, Restrictions Infringing Right to Travel and Free Exercises of Religion

 

Restrictive Measures (Stay at Home)

Jennifer Bard

Jennifer Bard

Visiting Professor of Law

Expertise:
Public Health Law, Restrictive Measures (Stay at Home)

 

Safety Net Programs

Andrew Hammond

Andrew Hammond

Assistant Professor of Law

Expertise:
Federal and State Budgets, Food Insecurity, Safety Net Programs

 

School Closures

Jason P. Nance

Jason P. Nance

University Term Professor

Expertise:
Education Law, School Closures

 

Tax Aspects of National Crises

Neil H. Buchanann

Neil H. Buchanan

Professor of Law

Expertise:
Tax

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