Anna Kirkland, J.D., Ph.D., is the Kim Lane Scheppele Collegiate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. She is also an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor. She received her law degree (2001) and Ph.D in Jurisprudence and Social Policy (2003) from the University of California, Berkeley. She holds courtesy appointments with the School of Law, Sociology, Political Science, and Health Management and Policy at Michigan. Prof. Kirkland is the author of Vaccine Court: The Law and Politics of Injury (New York University Press, 2016), which will be re-released in paperback with a new Preface and Epilogue in 2026, along with multiple journal articles about vaccine injury compensation. You can find more of her books, articles, interviews, and more at profannakirkland.com.