The University of Iowa College of Law is pleased to announce that Megan Graham has joined the faculty as clinical associate professor and director of the Technology Law Clinic. 

Professor Graham is a nationally recognized expert in technology and surveillance issues as they relate to the criminal legal system. As a legal scholar and transparency advocate, she has widely published and presented her research into law-enforcement uses of technology—such as overbroad search warrants for digital devices, probabilistic genotyping software, and facial recognition. She is also a frequently invited speaker to legal conferences and trainings. 

Before joining the Iowa Law faculty, Professor Graham was a clinical supervising attorney for the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic at the School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. She also clerked in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota; completed a year-long research fellowship at the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center; and served as a legal researcher for the Brennan Center of Justice at New York University School of Law. 

Professor Graham has an extensive background as a writer and editor, making her an excellent fit for the “Writing University.” She was the Privacy, Security, and Technology Fellow and assistant managing editor for Just Security, a highly regarded online forum that focuses on security, democracy, foreign policy, and rights; Just Security is based in the Reiss Center on Law and Security at the New York University School of Law. 

“I’m honored to join the Iowa Law faculty,” Professor Graham said. “I’m excited to work with students representing clients in Iowa, the Midwest, and nationally on issues where technology affects real people’s lives. I’m also eager to build our students’ expertise as they support public-interest clients on cutting-edge technology questions.” 

Professor Graham received her law degree from the New York University School of Law in 2015, after earning an MA in Comparative Ethnic Conflict from Queens University Belfast (Northern Ireland) and a BSFS in Culture and Politics from Georgetown University.