Rhonda Reaves

Prof. Rhonda Reaves
Rhonda Reaves, Visiting Professor of Law

Visiting Professor of Law

Courses Taught

  • Property I
  • Property II
  • Torts
  • Advanced Torts: Defamation and Privacy Law
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employment Law
  • Seminar on Advanced Topics in Employment Discrimination La

Education

  • BA, Yale University
  • JD, Stanford Law School

Background

Professor Rhonda Reaves teaches in the areas of property, torts, employment law, and employment discrimination. Her scholarship focuses on race and gender discrimination in the workplace, including the role of law in shaping and enforcing workplace norms. Her forthcoming article, “The Right of Self-Presentation at Work,” will appear in the Journal of Law & Inequality.

Professor Reaves’ publications examine retaliatory harassment, age discrimination, and the legal construction of gender. Her work has appeared in the Michigan State Law Review, the University of Richmond Law Review, and the Journal of Gender, Race & Justice.

Professor Reaves returns to Loyola Law School as a Visiting Professor of Law for the 2026-27 academic year. She previously served on Loyola’s faculty before joining the Florida A&M University College of Law, where she is a professor of law. She has also held visiting appointments at the University of Miami School of Law, the University of Oregon School of Law, and the University of La Verne College of Law.