Elizabeth Bodamer (she/her/ella) has a PhD in Sociology from Indiana University Bloomington and a JD from Indiana University Maurer School of Law. She was the 2019-2020 American Bar Foundation/AccessLex Doctoral Fellow in Legal Education & Higher Education, and her dissertation focused on exclusionary experiences and sense of belonging in U.S. law schools. As a PhD student at Indiana, Bodamer was also the director of student affairs at Indiana University Maurer School of Law. At º£½ÇÉçÇø she was the diversity, equity, and inclusion policy & research analyst and senior program manager before becoming the senior director of research. A 2008 º£½ÇÉçÇø PLUS alumna, today, Bodamer leads the applied research agenda and strategic research team focused on equity in admission, innovation, and programmatic impact.
Elizabeth Bodamer, º£½ÇÉçÇøâ€™s senior director of research, shares her experience as a first-generation law student and the research her team completed on the 2024 1L class.
By Elizabeth Bodamer
The cost of attendance is an important factor individuals consider when deciding where to attend law school.
The cost of attendance is an important factor individuals consider when deciding where to attend law school.
The data is clear: the steady racial and ethnic diversification of the incoming law school class in recent years experienced a disruption in 2024. Elizabeth Bodamer explores the data and what it means for legal education.
º£½ÇÉçÇø data examines when LSAT test takers and law school matriculants first began considering a career in law.
º£½ÇÉçÇø's latest research report takes an in-depth look at the 2023 1L class, examining who the students are, where they're enrolled, and how they made their enrollment decisions.
º£½ÇÉçÇø is committed to unlocking vital data to provide the entire legal education community the ability to confront challenges in the most effective manner, work toward concrete outcomes, and learn what works and what does not.