Sandra N. Hurd, Associate Provost and professor of law and public policy in the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, holds the position of Director of Learning Communities, Academic Affairs. Professor Hurd participated in the development of the School of Management’s freshman course in 1991 and served as its Director from 1996-2002. She launched the School of Management Learning Community in 1998. Her primary area of research is international product liability and safety. Professor Hurd’s publications appear in such journals as the American Business Law Journal, the Journal of Product Liability, the Journal of Legislation, the International Journal of Technology Management, the Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade, and the University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Economic Law. She is co-author of Using Student Teams in the Classroom (Anker Publishing, 2000) and Building and Sustaining Learning Communities: The Syracuse University Experience (Anker Publishing, 2004). Professor Hurd was named a Master Teacher by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business and is a member of the Syracuse University Gateway Fellowship. Recent awards include the School of Management Award for Excellence in Teaching (2000), the Tankersley Leadership Award (2001), and the Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contributions to the University's Academic Programs (2001).