Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox
Professor of Legal Studies
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox is Associate Professor of Legal Studies at Quinnipiac University, where she teaches Comparative Constitutional Law and Human Rights Law, among other subjects. From 2015-2017, she was a Fulbright-Nehru scholar studying constitutional values in India. She has presented papers and published articles on domestic violence law in India, First Amendment Jurisprudence in the United States, and on issues related to media studies and Critical Race Theory. Prior to coming to Quinnipiac, she engaged with pedagogical issues as the Director of a Non-Profit Legal Education Organization, and worked in litigation.
Education
- BA, Cornell University
- JD, University of Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise
- Comparative Constitutional Law
- Human Rights
- Constitution of India
- American Constitutional Law
Organization
- Justice and Law
Office Location
- College of Arts & Sciences 1 319
Mail Drop
- CL-AC1
Quinnipiac Today
Experience
Quinnipiac University
Chair, Department of Justice and law
Hamden, CT
2021 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Associate Professor of Legal Studies
Hamden, CT
2017 - Present
Quinnipiac University
Assistant Professor of Legal Studies
Hamden, CT
2011 - 2017
Family Services of Westchester
Director, Juvenile Law
White Plains, NY
2008 - 2011
Wiggin & Dana
Litigation Associate
New Haven, CT
2007 - 2008
Dechert LLP
Litigation Associate
New York, New York
2005 - 2007
Selected Publications
Women and Representation in Buddhist Asia: Innovative Pedagogies, Alternative Narratives, and Reimagined Philosophies
Gadkar-WIlcox, S, Denapoli, Antoinette, and Taylor, Kevin Curtis
Will be submitted to peer review with SUNY Press in Spring 2024 (2024 (Expected))
Peer Reviewed Journal
BR Ambedkar's Multiple Consciousness and the Framing of the Indian Constitution
Gadkar-Wilcox, Sujata
17(2) ICL Journal 107-134 2023 (2023)
Chaya
Gadkar-Wilcox, Sujata (with Ewa Callahan and Ashley S. Brandon, Directors and Producers)
https://vimeo.com/869892367/2f8bef580f?share=copy (2023)
Non-Peer Reviewed Journal
Redistricting by Politicians is Harmful for Democracy
Gadkar-Wilcox, Sujata
New Haven Register Op-Ed Section December 12 (2021)