Courtney Anderson
Dean & Professor of Law Administration / Leadership, Center for Access to Justice, Center for Law, Health & Society- Education
LL.M. with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A, summa cum laude, University of Pittsburgh
- Specializations
Clinical & Experiential Education
Health Law
- Biography
Courtney Anderson, J.D., LL.M., is the dean and law professor at Georgia State University College of Law. Before she was appointed dean, she served as interim dean, and associate dean for Academic Affairs from March 2023 to June 30, 2024.
Her legal experience is in transactional law, community, and economic development.
Dean Anderson is dedicated to engaging College of Law alumni and supporters of the law school in key areas of students’ academic and professional success. Showcasing the important research and scholarship of College of Law faculty members and demonstrating the impact this research has on legislation, advocacy and the trajectory of our community is a top priority.
Anderson’s research is focused on preserving affordable housing and eradicating preventable socioeconomic determinants that exacerbate health issues.
She was a clinical fellow with the Harrison Institute for Affordable Housing and Community Development Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center, where she represented low-income tenant associations in purchasing and rehabilitating multifamily housing units. Prior to joining the Harrison Institute, Anderson worked in the real estate group at Sidley Austin LLP, where her practice had an emphasis on corporate and financing transactions.
Anderson received an LL.M. with distinction from Georgetown University Law Center in 2012. She graduated from Harvard Law School in 2006, and summa cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003.
- Publications
Book Chapters
Courtney Anderson, Jessica Gabel Cino, Nicole G. Iannarone, & Leslie E. Wolf, Incorporating Experiential Learning in Every Class: Required Courses, Seminars and Live-Client Representation, in Experiential Education in the Law School Curriculum 63 (Emily Grant, Sandra Simpson, & Kelly Terry, eds. 2017).
Articles
Courtney L. Anderson, Housing Instability and COVID-19, 18 U. St. Thomas L.J. 259 (2022).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, Activismitis, 14 Ne. U. L. Rev. 185 (2022).
Courtney L. Anderson, Data Sharing to Combat Segregation, 50 J.L. Med. & Ethics 769 (2022).
Courtney Anderson & Tanya W. Hicks, Introduction: Assuming a Critical Lens in Legal Studies: Reconciling Laws and Reality, 37 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1125 (2021)
Courtney Lauren Anderson, The Intersection of Bioethics and Community Lawyering, 50 Stetson L. Rev. 283 (2021).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, Surviving Gentrification and Segregation, 18 Ind. Health L. Rev. 283 (2021).
Courtney L. Anderson, Hate Wins, 52 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 225 (2020).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, Opioids are the New Black, 69 DePaul L. Rev. 55 (2020).
Alvin L. Morton, III, Lyndsey M. Hornbuckle, Miguel Aranda, Derrick T. Yates, Jr., & Courtney Lauren Anderson, An Exploratory Study on Determinants of Regular Group Indoor Cycling Participation in Black and White Adults, SAGE Open, July-Sept. 2019, at 1.
Courtney L. Anderson, Planning for Public Health, 79 Ohio St. L. J. 619 (2018).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, Climate Change and Infrastructure, 18 Hous. J. Health L. & Pol'y 1 (2018).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, You Cannot Afford to Live Here, 44 Fordham Urb. L. J. 247 (2017).
Courtney L. Anderson, Taking Flint, 17 Hous. J. Health L. & Pol'y 107 (2017).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, Affirmative Action for Affordable Housing, 60 How. L.J. 105 (2016).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, Taxation and Representation: A Healthy Supplement to PPACA, 10 Charleston L. Rev. 1 (2016).
Molly W. Metzger, Patrick J. Fowler, Courtney Lauren Anderson, & Constance A. Lindsay, Residential Mobility During Adolescence: Do Even "Upward" Moves Predict Dropout Risk?, 53 Soc. Sci. Res. 218 (2015).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, The Disparate Impact of Shuttered Schools, 23 Am. U. J. Gender Soc. Pol'y & L. 319 (2015).
Courtney Lauren Anderson, Opening Doors: Preventing Youth Homelessness Through Housing and Education Collaboration, 11 Seattle J. Soc. Just. 457 (2013).
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