Dean Diaz, a native of
New Jersey, relocated to Central Florida in December
1994. She was one of the founding faculty at the School
of Law. Prior to joining the full-time faculty, Dean
Diaz pursued full-time law practice while teaching part-time
at the law school. Dean Diaz practiced in the areas
of personal injury, toxic torts, and workplace chemical
exposure.
Dean Diaz earned her Juris Doctor degree
at Rutgers Law School, Newark, New Jersey. She was recognized
for her academic achievement at Rutgers Law School by
the Association of Latin American Law Students. While
in law school, Dean Diaz was the recipient of the Merck
Patent Scholarship award. Prior to entering law school,
she received her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Rutgers
University. She also spent two years as a Post-Doctoral
research chemist at Hoffman-LaRoche, Nutley, New Jersey,
where she primarily worked on the synthesis of anti-HIV
compounds.
Dean Diaz teaches in the areas of Torts,
Environmental Law, Toxic Torts, and Products Liability.
She is faculty advisor to the Hispanic Association of
Law Students as well as the St. Thomas More Society.
She is also coordinator and associate director of the
Institute for Inter-American Legal Studies. Her publications
range from analysis of the FDA’s role in consumer
protection to areas of environmental law with a focus
on consumer health. |
