Meet the Fellows

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law

Kameron Andrews

Kameron is a rising 3L at Lincoln Memorial Duncan School of Law in Knoxville, TN. She is excited to be a part of this fellowship to further research of the 4th amendment in relation to police overreach, specifically regarding the exceptions we see police use most.

Britain Peele

Britain is a rising 3L at Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law. Her interest in policing lies in the fact that policing is vastly different across jurisdictions. She plans to explore  different police departments’ domestic violence policies and analyze the effectiveness of those policies. Additionally, to analyze policies, she will look at the training that officers receive for domestic violence in that same jurisdiction and evaluate the effectiveness. The goal of her project would be to complete a comparative analysis of two separate jurisdictions and evaluate their effectiveness in domestic violence calls.

Aliya Alewine

Aliya is a JD candidate with a multidisciplinary background rooted in art, mental health, and international advocacy. Born in London and raised across Japan, Venezuela, and Trinidad, she brings a global perspective to her legal work. She holds a BFA in Painting and Drawing and an MS in Mental Health Counseling, which inform her holistic approach to justice. Aliya currently works alongside human rights defenders in Mexico and supports deportation defense efforts in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her legal focus includes participatory defense, intercultural frameworks, and the application of legal pluralism in community-based legal strategies.

Matthew R. Mulholland

Matthew is a J.D. candidate at Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law in Knoxville, Tennessee, entering his third year in the inaugural part-time hybrid program. He serves as an Associate Editor of the LMU Law Review and holds leadership positions in several ABA sections. Matthew is also a full-time sitting Bond Court Judge in Greer, South Carolina. Prior to his appointment, he spent six years with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, most notably in multiple investigative and tactical roles for the detention facility. His research interests focus on advancing constitutional policing and enhancing legal training for law enforcement officers.

Shaughnessy Foster

Shaughnessy is a rising 3L law student at Lincoln Memorial University. She is interested in exploring the relationship between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve, with a particular focus on the differences between small and large communities. Her research will examine the underlying causes of tension and distrust between police departments and larger urban populations. Additionally, Shaughnessy intends to investigate potential strategies for rebuilding and strengthening trust, including the impact of increased transparency measures such as the release of body camera footage.

Wayne State University Law School

Hadley Pritchard

Hadley is a rising 3L at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan. In this fellowship, she will be investigating the Detroit Police Department’s use of gunshot detection technology and advocating for the city’s discontinuation of this harmful surveillance system. Her previous studies in the field of public health inform this project. While gun violence poses a threat to community health, a similarly severe public health problem is non-transparent use of surveillance technology by the police. She plans to present ways in which the Detroit Police Department can both reduce gun violence and foster community trust.

Caroline Bimberg

Caroline is a 2L at Wayne State Law. She is deeply passionate  about both environmental issues and matters of civil rights. In light of this, she hopes to use this opportunity to research the overlap between redlining, environmental racism, and over-policing in the city of Detroit. Her research is grounded in the belief that all people deserve to live in an environment that allows them to thrive.

Ghaida Saleh

Ghaida is a rising 2L at Wayne State University Law School. She has a strong interest in the intersection of law, public policy, and community engagement. Her fellowship work focuses on police transparency and its impact on community relationships. She believes transparency is key to building trust between law enforcement and the public. She is excited to explore this topic further throughout the fellowship.

AnnaRose Brandon

AnnaRose is a rising 2L at Wayne State University Law School. She became interested in the topic of policing after hearing of many negative experiences with law enforcement while living in her hometown in Florida. She is interested in researching possible sources of disconnect, to improve things for her community back home, her newfound community in Detroit, and for police officers and those they interact with across the country.

Roger Williams University School of Law

Fabio Vega

Fabio is a rising 3L at Roger Williams University School of Law and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Arizona State University. While conducting research at ASU, he studied police-community relations, specifically the impact of law enforcement on underrepresented children in the Phoenix metro area. As an LEPPC Fellow, his research focuses on the Rhode Island Providence Police Department after longstanding concerns about corruption and police practices led to the formation of a Blue Ribbon Commission. His work evaluates the department’s response to the commission’s recommendations and its ongoing efforts to restore public trust.

Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center

Hakim Muhammad

Hakim is a rising 2L attending the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University. Hakim has a strong background in research and is deeply interested in police accountability practices and the connections between police departments and the communities they serve. Hakim plans to write a policy brief recommending the creation of a Civilian Oversight Board in Baton Rouge, LA to review allegations of police misconduct. He seeks to increase community trust of police by increasing police accountability to the community.

Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Caroline Shabet

Caroline is a 2L at Campbell Law School. She grew up in Michigan and got her BA in psychology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Much of her undergraduate coursework focused on the history and ramifications of our legal system in relation to policing, incarceration, and race which prompted her interest in the inner workings of the legal field. She hopes to make positive contributions to our criminal justice processes by working to restore relationships between community members and law enforcement officers through implementing systems for accountability and opportunities for positive engagement.

Talley Ridgeway

Talley was born and raised in Dover, Delaware. She earned her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Legal Studies from the University of Delaware in 2022. Following graduation, she spent her gap year teaching at a public school in Fauquier County, Virginia. She is currently pursuing her J.D. at Campbell University School of Law in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she is expected to graduate in May 2026. At Campbell, Talley serves as a Teaching Scholar and Research Assistant for Professor Bobbi Jo Boyd and is the Project Manager of the Capital Area Teen Court pro bono project. Her academic and professional interests include both education law and policing.

Tracy A. Harris

Tracy is a non-traditional law student entering her third year at Campbell University Law School, bringing over two decades of executive leadership experience across public and private sectors. After a 20+ year hiatus from formal education, she earned her Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Nyack College, where her thesis explored organizational identification and volunteer commitment. She currently serves as Vice-Chairman on the Board of Directors of Next Generation Enhancement Programs. Her interest in policing stems from her extensive community engagement work and desire to apply her organizational leadership expertise to strengthen police-community relations through innovative educational approaches. Through the LEPPC Fellowship, she aims to leverage her unique perspective as a non-traditional student to develop practical solutions that bridge the gap between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Ebra Buah

Ebra is a rising 3L at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, holding a B.A. in Political Science from Western Illinois University and an Associate of Arts from College of DuPage. She was honored with the 2023 Illinois Community College Trustee Association Pacesetter Award and has a strong background in policy, advocacy, and legal research. Her experience includes roles with the Illinois Lieutenant Governor’s Office, the City of Rockford, and currently externing with the public defender’s office. Ebra joined the ABA Legal Education Police Practices Consortium to further her commitment to justice reform, driven by both personal experience and professional work in underserved communities.

Emma Pederson

Emma is a rising 2L at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She brings a distinctive perspective to policing issues, having spent over five years as a Minneapolis Police Explorer before leaving the youth program due to harassment and retaliation. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance, and a Master of Public Policy, where her thesis examined how police associations influenced the 2020 revision of Minnesota’s deadly force statute. Since 2018, she has collaborated with families affected by police violence as part of the Reinvestigation Workgroup. She also served as a legal intern for civil rights attorney Paul Bosman, supporting litigation involving police killings by the St. Paul Police Department.

Lolaunda Love

Lolaunda is a law student at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, entering her fourth year. Her interests focus on police accountability, transparency, and racial equity in law enforcement. She is particularly committed to examining excessive force complaints and the role of civilian oversight. Lolaunda’s research explores how structural reforms can build public trust and reduce racially biased policing. Through the Consortium, she aims to contribute to meaningful policy solutions that promote fairness and justice in public safety.

Shawn Swinton

Shawn is a rising second-year law student at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. A native of Kingstree, South Carolina, he is passionate about trial advocacy and public service. Shawn is particularly interested in the intersection of policing and community trust, and how prosecutors can serve as bridges to justice. He is currently serving as a Summer Law Clerk at a litigation firm in South Carolina. Through the LEPPC Fellowship, he hopes to explore policy-driven solutions to strengthen procedural fairness in law enforcement.