Laura Nader

Laura Nader
Nader (right) in 2013
Born (1930-09-30) September 30, 1930 (age 94)
OccupationAnthropologist
ParentRose Nader (mother)
Relatives
AwardsSee below.
Academic background
EducationWells College (BA)
Radcliffe College (PhD)
Doctoral advisorClyde Kluckhohn
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Main interestscomparative law, dispute resolution, kinship, religion, professional mindsets, and ethnography of the Middle East, Mexico, and United States

Laura Nader (born February 16, 1930) is an American anthropologist. She has been a Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley since 1960.[1] She was the first woman to receive a tenure-track position in the department. She is also the older sister of U.S. activist, consumer advocate, and frequent third-party candidate Ralph Nader, and the younger sister of community advocate Shafeek Nader and social scientist Claire Nader.

  1. ^ Laura Nader (2004). "The Link Between Justice and International Law". Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology. 10 (3): 297–299. doi:10.1207/s15327949pac1003_6. ISSN 1532-7949.