Dr Erin Ferguson

Biography

Dr Erin Ferguson is a socio-legal researcher broadly interested in questions concerning the role of the state in providing public services and in addressing socio-economic inequality. As such, her research and teaching interests span a range of topics, including privatisation, freedom of information, freedom of assembly, climate change litigation, environmental constitutionalism, and labour rights. Her current research examines the development of the right to a healthy environment in Scotland.

Since joining the School of Law in October 2021, Erin has taught on a range of public law and socio-legal modules. She has also designed and is currently responsible for leading a new Honours course: Legal Storytelling, which aims to critically examine how legal stories are created, upheld, and challenged by counterstories. Erin's teaching interests and pedagogical approach have been influenced by her academic background in sociology and law, as well as her professional background in libraries and information management.

Erin currently serves as the interim co-director of the Centre for Constitutional and Public International Law, and she is one of the founding members of the Anti-SLAPP Research Hub.

Erin holds a PhD in Law and an LLM (Distinction) in International Law and Sustainable Development, both from the University of Strathclyde. She also holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and History from Smith College in the United States. Prior to entering academia, Erin qualified as a librarian and practised for ten years in a variety of sectors, including secondary and higher education, local government, and central government.

Prizes and Awards

Campbell Burns PhD Scholarship, University of Strathclyde