Background
Diamond, Shari Seidman was born on March 17, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Leon Harry and Rita (Wolff) S.
Psychology educator law researcher
Diamond, Shari Seidman was born on March 17, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Leon Harry and Rita (Wolff) S.
Bachelor in Psychology, Sociology, University of Michigan, 1968; Master of Arts in Psychology, Northwestern University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology, Northwestern University, 1972; Juris Doctor with honors, University of Chicago, 1985.
Research associate School Law University Chicago, 1972-1973. Assistant professor psychology and criminal justice University Illinois, Chicago, 1973-1979, associate professor, 1979-1990, professor, 1990-2000. Associate Sidley & Austin, 1985-1987.
Senior research fellow ABF, since 1987. Lecturer University Chicago Law School, 1994-1996. Professor law and psychology Northwestern University, since 1999, Stanton Clinton senior research professor, 2000-2001, Howard J. Trienens professor law, since 2002.
Consultant governmental public interests groups including Research Advisory Panel United States Sentencing Commission, 1987-1991. Academy visitor department law London School of Economics, 1981. Honorary fellow Center Urban Affairs Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1973-1973.
Honorary research associate University London, 1970. Member National Academy of Sciences panel sentencing research, 1981-1983, panel forensic DNA evidence, 1994-1996. Visiting professor Harvard Law School, 2006.
Speaker, lecturer in field.
Chair College Education Policy Committee, 1979-1980. Director training grant National Institute of Mental Health Crime and Delinquency, 1979-1980. Fellow American Psychological Association (Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy 1991), American Bar Association, American Psychological Society.
Member American Psychology-Law Society (president 1987-1988), Law and Society Association (trustee 1979-1982).
Married Stewart Howard Diamond, November 1, 1970. 1 child, Nicole.