FACULTY PROMOTIONS

Melissa Eckhause, Assistant Professor of Law

B.A. University of Wisconsin

J.D. University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

LL.M. University of California, Berkeley School of Law

Professor Eckhause joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law in 2020. In 2022, she was promoted to Assistant Professor of Law. Her research lies at the intersection of technology, intellectual property law, and art, and focuses on the rights of visual artists, musicians, and other creators in the digital age.

Cristina

D. Lockwood, Professor of Law

B.A. University of Michigan

J.D. Wayne State University Law School

Professor Lockwood joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 1995. In 2022, she was promoted to Professor of Law. Her scholarship focuses on legal writing and legal research. She has many years of litigation experience and taught as an adjunct at Detroit Mercy Law before joining the faculty full time.

Elizabeth Sherowski, Assistant Professor of Law

B.A. University of Notre Dame

J.D. The Ohio State University College of Law

Professor Sherwoski joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 2020 as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law. In 2022, she was promoted to Assistant Professor of Law. She is a nationally recognized expert in learner-focused pedagogy and has written and presented extensively on making legal education more transparent, accessible, and accountable to students.

Stephen

Wilks, Associate Professor of Law

B.A. Queen’s University

M.S.W. Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto

J.D. Queen’s University

LL.M. Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Ph.D. Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Professor Wilks joined the Detroit Mercy Law faculty in 2019. He was granted tenure in 2022. His crossdisciplinary research interests explore themes of governance and regulation within transactional spaces.