Thalia González is a Professor of Law and holds a Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair. Professor González is faculty co-director of the Center for Racial and Economic Justice and writes extensively in the fields of restorative justice, education law, race and the law, critical race theory, health justice and public health, human rights, juvenile justice, and social justice lawyering. She is a nationally recognized scholar whose applied research and collaborative community partnerships aims to disrupt legal, political, social, and economic drivers of racial and gender disparities in public systems.
In recognition of her long-term research contributions in the field of restorative justice, Professor González is the recipient of the 2022 National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) Research Award. She has received grant funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Grantmakers for Girls of Color, Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Atlantic Philanthropies for her scholarship and is an expert reviewer for federal agencies, national foundations, and numerous high-impact journals as well served as a consultant for the National Institute of Justice.
