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Crisarla S. Houston
Visiting Skills Instructor

 

Education:
B.S., magna cum laude, Hampton University, Hampton, VA
Semester Study Abroad, University of Ghana, Faculty of Law, Accra, Ghana
J.D., Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA

Crisarla S. Houston

 Telephone: (713) 313-7011, ext. 4027

 Fax: (713) 313- 1049

 Email:cshouston@tsulaw.edu

 

Biographical Information:
Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU, 2007 present
Assistant Professor of Law, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU, 2007 - present
Visiting Skills Instructor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, TSU, 2005 - 2007
Research Assistant, Professor Charles Ogletree, 2003-2004
Clinical Student, United States Attorneys Office, Criminal Division, Boston, MA, 2003-2004
Summer Clerk, King & Spalding, Summer 2003
Human Rights Fellow, Legal Resources Centre Ghana, Accra, Ghana, Summer 2002

Affiliations:
State Bar of Texas
Houston Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association, Speakers Bureau
Harvard Club of Houston

Research and Teaching Interests:
Food and Drug Law
Legal Analysis and Writing
International Law
Human Rights Law
Family Law
Evidence
Immigration Law

Publications:
From the Farm to the Factory: An Overview of the American and European Approaches to Regulation of the Beef Industry, University of Arkansas Journal of Food Law & Policy, Volume II, Fall 2006 Edition.

Awards and Activities:

  • Maria & Robert A. Skirnick Public Interest Law Fellowship
  • Harvard Law School Human Rights Program Summer Fellowship
  • Harvard BlackLetter Law Journal, Executive Editor
  • Harvard Womens Law Journal
  • Harvard Black Law Students Association, Executive Board Member
  • Harvard Law School Africa Summit Committee
Presentations:
  • Can International Law Accommodate the Tension Between Religion and Human Rights?, Southeast/Southwest People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2006.
  • The Inseparability of Religion and Human Rights: As a Matter of Global Implementation, Religion and Human Rights Seminar, Harvard Law School
  • The Crack Cocaine/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity, Hampton University Honors College Capstone Exhibition
  • Microcredit: Empowerment through Economic Advancement, National Association of African American Honors Programs, Alabama A& M University

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