Kif Augustine-Adams is the Charles E. Jones professor of law at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 (BYU)'s J. Reuben Clark Law School

J. Reuben Clark Law School

The J. Reuben Clark Law School is a professional graduate school located in Provo, Utah at Brigham Young University. Founded in 1973, the school is named after J. Reuben Clark, Jr.—former U.S. Ambassador, Undersecretary of State, and LDS Church General Authority—and its charter dean was former...

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Adams has a bachelors degree from BYU and a law degree from Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...

. Prior to joining the BYU faculty in 1995 practiced law in Washington, D.C. Her main studies have been on citizen, race and gender issues in Latin American History. She has published articles in both English and Spanish.

Adams is the associate dean of research and academic affairs in the J. Reuben Clark Law School. Adams has also been a visiting professor at the Boston College Law School.

Sources

• BYU faculty profile
• article on Adams appointment as Associate Dean