Our Team
Meet Our Team
The team at LIFT is made of distinguished professors and researchers with a focus on improving resilience and engagement in law students at the University of Pittsburgh. Their framework fosters resilient and engaged students by working with faculty, administration, and the students. Through this project they hope to improve the law school experience not only for students but for faculty, staff, and the administration as well.
Dr. Ann Sinsheimer
“I started the project because I deeply believe that law students deserve an education tthat allows them to achieve their professional goalsand also fulfiils them emotionally. We can change the law school culturre for the better.”
Dr. Omid Fotuhi
“Every human holds infinite potential, driven by a deep, natural pull toward growth and self-actualization. Yet, the invisible forces around us can either weigh us down or lift us up. Mindsets, like the shape of our wings, can serve to give us lift, turning resistance into flight.”
Andrele Brutus St. Val
“I joined the project because of its mission in wanting to improve the law and graduate shool experience. I don’t believe that law school has to be as hard as it is. Now that I am a professor, I want to help humanize the experience for students and learn how to do so from a psychologically informed perspective with student voices at the center.”
Ciara Willett, PhD
