A University of Toledo law professor was awarded a prestigious Fulbright grant to conduct research on women’s housing advocacy in South America.

Shelley Cavalieri will spend the 2018-19 academic year in Quito, the capital of Ecuador, teaching law courses in gender theory, housing and health, and clinical legal education at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.

Ms. Cavalieri teaches property law at UT. She is an expert on human trafficking, land reform, and land banking. Her research focuses on feminist legal theory and economic, social, and cultural rights.

First Published June 5, 2018, 3:40 a.m.