PROFESSOR JILL ENGLE PUBLISHES NEW ARTICLE IN UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW REVIEW
April 2025 — Jill Engle, Professor of Clinical Law and Interim Dean of DEIB at Penn State Dickinson Law, published her article, “Access, Welfare, and Lawsuits: Restoring Reproductive and Economic Autonomy Post-Dobbs,” in the University of Richmond Law Review (Winter 2025). The article explores the correlations between access to abortion and women's economic agency and documents the law and policy strategies that collectively increase abortion access and reduce feminine and child poverty. View the full article here.
Jill C. Engle is a clinical professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law in University Park. Previously, she was director of Penn State Law’s Family Law Clinic, which represents clients in domestic violence and other family law cases, and was the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2019 to 2022. The Clinic also does policy work for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, among other organizations. Professor Engle’s scholarship examines gender-based violence, economic inequality, international human rights, racial justice, and best practices in legal education.