Kevin Noble Maillard's research merges legal history, trusts and estates, and family law, with a specific focus on mixed race. He has written and presented papers on interracial will disputes and membership issues in American Indian tribes. His current book project questions the denial of mixed race in America as evidenced in law, literature, and culture. Prior to joining the faculty, he was an associate at Hughes, Hubbard, and Reed in New York, where he worked with the Native American practice group. As a Ford Foundation Fellow, he earned a Ph.D. in Political Theory from the University of Michigan. At the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he was Symposium Editor for the Journal of Constitutional Law. He is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (Mekusukey Band).