Dr. Danielle Wingfield joined the University of Richmond Law School Faculty from Gonzaga University School of Law, where she served as a fellow and visiting assistant professor. Before her time at Gonzaga, she was a fellow and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Virginia in both the School of Education and the School of Law. Her primary areas of teaching and scholarship include legal history of education, constitutional law, race and the law, education law and policy, and family law. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Virginia, a J.D. from the University of Richmond, and a B.A. in Sociology and Philosophy from the College of William & Mary.
In addition to her academic roles, Dr. Wingfield is a film producer and documentarian of untold and underexplored Virginia civil rights history, she serves as Of Counsel for The Child Advocate Law Firm, PLLC, in Charlottesville, Virginia, and on various executive committees and boards across the country. Dr. Wingfield’s scholarship focuses on the strategies and approaches of lawyers working to dismantle discriminatory laws, systems, and policies, particularly in the areas of civil rights and education. She also edited the Memoirs of the Honorable Henry L. Marsh, III. Her work has been published in various law reviews, including the Northwestern Law Review Of Note, the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, the Richmond Law Review, and the Washington & Lee Law Review. Additionally, she serves as Associate Director for two national oral history projects: Teachers in the Movement and the Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study.