Lee Epstein is Ethan A.H. Shepley Distinguished University Professornbsp;at Washington University in St. Louis. She is also a fellow of the Americannbsp;Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the American Academy of Politicalnbsp;and Social Science. A recipient of 12 grants from the National Sciencenbsp;Foundation for her work on law and legal institutions, Epstein hasnbsp;authored or co-authored over 100 articles and essays, as well as 15 books,nbsp;including The Choices Justices Make (co-authored with Jack Knight), whichnbsp;won the Pritchett Award for the Best Book on Law and Courts and thenbsp;Lasting Contribution Award for making a "lasting impression on the fieldnbsp;of law and courts."… The Constitutional Law for a Changing America seriesnbsp;(co-authored with Thomas G. Walker) received the Teaching and Mentoringnbsp;Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Sciencenbsp;Association. Her most recent books are The Behavior of Federal Judges, nbsp;with William M. Landes and Richard A. Posner, and An Introduction tonbsp;Empirical Legal Research, with Andrew D. Martin.