Associate Professor, Law, Fall 2023 | Sheldon A. Evans focuses his teaching and scholarship on criminal sentencing, punishment theory, and its intersection with immigration policies. He earned his undergraduate degree with honors from the University of Southern California, his JD from the University of Chicago Law School, and served as a federal law clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for the Honorable Lavenski R. Smith. His work has appeared in several leading law reviews such as the Columbia Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and California Law Review, and has received national scholarly recognition for its contributions to anti-incarceration efforts. Professor Evans is also a co-host of the Black Authors Book Club, which furthers his commitment to antiracism by promoting and discussing books written by Black authors that highlight the Black experience in America and across the African diaspora.