Director of the Law Library, Assistant Professor of Law, and Cornelius J. Scanlon Scholar
University of Connecticut School of Law
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Jessica de Perio Wittman serves as the Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor of Law. She directs all library operations and oversees the day-to-day operations of the information technology systems, equipment and services for the law school campus. She teaches Advanced Legal Research, Technology and Law Practice, and Special Education Law. With research interests in technology in legal education, assistive and adaptive technologies intersecting with law and libraries, and diversity initiatives for legal education and the profession, her work explores innovative approaches to enhance learning, accessibility, and inclusivity in the field of law.
Jessica de Perio Wittman is the recipient of the inaugural Technology and Ethics Award of the American Association of Law Schools Section on Technology, Law, and Legal Education. She has also held many leadership positions within the American Association of Law Libraries and continues to be a member of AALL, Law Librarians of New England, Southern New England Law Libraries Association, and the Connecticut Bar Association. She is a frequent presenter at AALL, AALS, and other professional conferences, where she speaks on teaching legal technology competencies to today’s law students, as well as other topics related to diversity and inclusion in law librarianship and legal education.
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