Five students from Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (LMU Law) have been selected as fellows for the 2025–2026 American Bar Association (ABA) Legal Education Policing Practices Consortium (LEPPC) Fellowship Program.
Third-year law students Shaughnessy Foster, Britain Peele, Kameron Andrews, Matthew Mulholland and Aliya Alewine will represent LMU Law as part of a national cohort of fellows from Consortium-member law schools committed to advancing research and reform in policing and public safety.
The LEPPC Fellowship is a yearlong program that provides law students with opportunities to conduct in-depth research on critical issues in policing. Fellows work collaboratively under the guidance of faculty and national experts to develop scholarships aimed at advancing constitutional policing practices, promoting public safety, and fostering greater accountability within law enforcement systems. Conducting research and writing under the supervision of faculty advisor Dean Melanie Reid, the LMU Law fellows will receive academic credit for their work.
“I applied to join the LEPPC Fellowship because, through my prior experience in law enforcement and my current role in the courts, I saw and continue to see firsthand how gaps in education and training on constitutional criminal procedure can and do lead to serious issues in policing,” said Mulholland, a part-time hybrid student entering his third year. “My goal is to use this fellowship to research these gaps to help develop more robust, ongoing legal training models that effectively prepare officers to uphold constitutional standards throughout their careers.”
Fellows will participate in monthly virtual sessions led by Faculty Director Rebecca Robichaud of Wayne State University Law School and Post-Graduate Fellow Molly Moening. The program will culminate in Spring 2026, when fellows present their final projects at a national conference hosted by Wayne State University in Detroit.
“I am eager to build relationships with law students nationwide and to gain a deeper understanding of current issues surrounding policing practices,” said Andrews, a rising 3L. “I am looking forward to creating relationships with law enforcement in my community and fellow law students across the country.”
The ABA established the LEPPC Fellowship to support a nationwide initiative among Consortium-member law schools to examine legal issues in policing, develop solutions, and improve public trust. Through research and collaboration, the fellowship empowers future legal professionals to contribute to the evolution of constitutional and community-focused policing models.
For more information on the ABA Legal Education Policing Practices Consortium, visit www.americanbar.org.
The Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law is located in Knoxville’s Historic Old City Hall Building. LMU Law is an integral part of LMU’s values-based learning community and is dedicated to preparing the next generation of lawyers to provide sound legal service in the often underserved region of Appalachia and beyond.
