The American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative, founded by ABF Faculty Fellow and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Sandefur, is proud to announce the 2024-25 cohort of ABF/JPB Foundation…
James Teufel Joins the ABF as Senior Researcher for the Access to Justice Research Initiative
James Teufel (MPH, Ph.D.) has joined the American Bar Foundation as a Senior Researcher for the Access to Justice Research Initiative. He will work with Rebecca Sandefur (Faculty Fellow) and…
The ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative and NORC Receive $2 Million Award from Bureau of Justice Statistics for Access to Justice Design and Testing Program
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative and NORC at the University of Chicago have been selected by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics…
National Science Foundation Awards Grant to Support Collaboration Among Access to Civil Justice Researchers and Federal Agencies
The American Bar Foundation’s (ABF) Access to Justice Research Initiative, in partnership with Arizona State University (ASU), the Vanderbilt Access to Justice Initiative, and the Initiative for Inclusive Civil Justice…
ABF’s Access to Justice Researchers Join in $1 Million Grant from the National Science Foundation
Michele Statz, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, Matthew Burnett, Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative at the American Bar Foundation; and Nikole Nelson, Executive…
Brittany Friedman and The Captive Money Lab Co-Founders Receive 1.5 Million Dollars in Funding from Arnold Ventures
ABF Affiliated Scholar and former ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Program Scholar Brittany Friedman has received 1.5 million dollars from Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy dedicated to supporting evidence-based policy research projects…
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholars Programs Selects Six New Scholars for its 2023-24 Cohort
The ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program is proud to announce the 2023-24 cohort of Faculty Scholars. From diverse backgrounds, each brings expertise to further the program’s core mission: generating…
ABF’s Access to Justice Research Initiative Receives Grant from the International Development Research Center to Support a New Global Justice Data Observatory
The American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice Research Initiative, led by ABF Faculty Fellow Rebecca Sandefur and Senior Program Officer Matthew Burnett, has received a grant from Canada’s International Development…
The ABF Receives Renewal Grant from The JPB Foundation for Access to Justice Scholars Program
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) has been awarded a grant renewal from The JPB Foundation in continued support of the ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars Program. This multiyear grant pledges financial support to the ABF over…
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar Michele Statz Awarded NSF CIVIC Grant to Improve Access to Justice for Rural and Indigenous Communities in Alaska
ABF/JPB Access to Justice Scholar and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School Michele Statz has been awarded a 2022 National Science Foundation CIVIC planning grant to improve access to justice for rural and Indigenous communities in Alaska. The project partners with Alaska Legal…
The ABF Welcomes Matthew Burnett as Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative
Matthew Burnett will join the American Bar Foundation (ABF) in November 2021 as Senior Program Officer for the Access to Justice Research Initiative. In this new role, he will be…
The ABF Welcomes a New Cohort of Access to Justice Faculty Scholars
The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 cohort of ABF/JPB Foundation Access to Justice Scholars. The incoming group will bring innovative research to help advance access…