Matthew Nesvet is a fellow and tutor in the Faculty of Law at Oxford University. His work focuses on how law and political economy figure health, housing, and environments. He is currently researching ways that advocacy, legal assistance, and rights-based approaches to social, economic, and political rights can be tailored to improve health, health-related social outcomes, and land and housing security. Nesvet’s work has been cited in scholarly publications and print and broadcast media such as the Nation, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, CNN, and NPR.
As an ABF/JPB Access to Justice Early-Career Scholar, Nesvet will research how civil legal aid and pro bono legal assistance are funded and operated, giving particular attention to the economy of legal rights and services for those in need. As part of his project, he will collaboratively devise and experimentally test new models for funding access to justice for people with unmet legal needs, particularly older adults living with disabilities and their care partners.