Jodie Howard
Interim Director of the Law Library and Legal Research & Writing Program
Professor of Law
Education
J.D., San Joaquin College of Law
B.S., Brigham Young University, Provo
Courses Taught
Legal Methods I
Legal Methods II
Special Education Law
Professor Howard teaches Legal Methods I and II and Special Education Law. Prior to serving as the Interim Director of the Law Library and Research and Writing program, she founded the BREN Special Education Legal clinic in 2019 and served as its first director working to defend the educational rights of children with disabilities and their families. Mrs. Howard graduated from San Joaquin College of Law as valedictorian and with high honors. During her time in law school, she received the George A. Hopper Moot Court competition award for Best Brief, the Fresno County Women Lawyers Justice Pauline Davis Hanson Scholarship, and various Witkin Awards for Academic Excellence.
Scholarship
- “Transitions and Special Education Law” Podcast, University of California-Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND)
- A Parent Guide to Federal and California Special Education Law
- “Communication With My Son,” Deaf Bee, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services Center, Inc
- “Transforming Autism Into Strength and Bravery,” Valley Health Magazine
- Invited Speaker: University of California San Fransisco Fresno (UCSF) Annual Autism Symposium
- Invited Presenter: Parent/Caregiver Annual Symposium, Central Valley Regional Center (CVRC)
- Guest Lecturer: “The Role of Private Health Care Providers in Special Education Advocacy,” University of California- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND)
- Invited Speaker: University of California San Fransisco Fresno (UCSF) Annual Autism Symposium
- Invited Presenter: Parent/Caregiver Annual Symposium, Central Valley Regional Center (CVRC)
- Guest Lecturer: “Special Education Law and the Slow Evolution Toward Inclusion,” University of California- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND)
- Invited Speaker: University of California San Fransisco Fresno (UCSF) Annual Autism Symposium
- Invited Presenter: Parent/Caregiver Annual Symposium, Central Valley Regional Center (CVRC)
- Guest Lecturer: “Policy Changes That Would Better Serve Individuals with Disabilities,” University of California- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND)
- Guest Lecturer: “Advocacy in Child Health,” University of California-Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (UC-LEND)
- Workshop Presenter: CalABA 37th Annual Western Regional Conference on Behavior Analysis