Lisa Avalos
Associate Professor of Law
Louisiana State University
Paul M. Herbert Law Center
Dr. Lisa Avalos is a law professor at the University of Arkansas
who works with international nongovernmental organizations to
develop policy solutions to gender-based human rights violations
such as rape, child marriage, and honor-based violence. Dr. Avalos
has conducted in-depth interviews with numerous rape victims who
have been prosecuted for false reporting, and her work on the
prosecution of rape complainants has appeared, or is forthcoming,
in several law journals. She has also served as an expert witness in
cases involving mishandled rape investigations and has advocated for rape victims in
both the US and Britain. Research Her research focuses on international human rights
with an emphasis on women’s human rights, gender-based violence, and sexual
violence. Teaching interests include gender-based violence, international human rights,
and criminal law.