Brenda V. Smith facts for kids

Brenda V. Smith is a law professor at American University's Washington College of Law.

Early life and education

She graduated magna cum laude from Spelman College in 1980 and from Georgetown University Law Center in 1984.

Career

She is the co-director of the Community and Economic Development Law Clinic. Smith is also the Project Director for the United States Department of Justice. In 1993, Smith was awarded the Kellogg National Leadership Fellowship and, in 1998, inducted into the D.C. Women's Hall of Fame for her work on behalf of low-income women and children.

Smith's writing focuses on the intersections of gender and crime.