Elizabeth Milovidov, Ph.D., Esq.

Assistant Professor at the American Graduate School in Paris Fields of expertise Children’s Rights Law International Family Law International Business Law International Public Law Introduction to American Law

Education

• Ph.D. in International Relations & Diplomacy, American Graduate School in Paris, Paris, France.
  Dissertation topic: "Have a Modem? Become a Mommy: Commodification and the Rise of Photolistings and Online Marketing of Children for Adoption".

• Certificate in Understanding Children's Human Rights Law, London School of Economics and Politics, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, London, England

• M.A., International Trade, European University, Brussels, Belgium

• M.B.A., European University, Paris, France

• J.D., University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA

• M.A., Political Science, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA

• B.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Other current posts

• Creator and content manager, www.The-Crossing-Guard.com, a blog on children’s rights and child protection

• Lecturer Université de Paris 8, Saint-Denis Law School (since 2012)

• Associate Professor, University of Cergy-Pontoise Law School (since 2008)

• Guest Lecturer, University of Montpellier Law School (since 2004)

Previous experience

• Assistant Professor, Touro College, Paris, France

• Lecturer, Université de Paris 2, Panthéon-Assas Law School, Paris, France

• General Counsel – Operations, Netsize, Paris, France

• General Counsel – Group, Genesys, Montpellier, France

• Assistant European Counsel, Meritor, Paris, France

• Attorney-at-law, Lillick & Charles, San Francisco, California, USA

Selected Publications

Forthcoming: "Race, Money and the Internet: Commodification and the Rise of Online Marketing of Children for Adoption", chapter in Obviously Family: Writings on Race in International and Transracial Adoption by Vilna Bashi Treitler, to be published 2013 (Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, UK)

Professional Associations

• International Association for Child Safety, Associate Member

• European Professional Women's Network, Member

• California Bar Association, Member

• D.C. Bar Association, Member

Community Service

• Red Cross, Local Delegation Paris 3-10, Volunteer and Trainer - Baby and Child CPR