EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL, Chicago, IL
J.D. expected June 2026
Awards: S. K. Yee Scholarship
Ruth Wyatt Rosensen Scholarship
Activities: The University of Chicago Law Review, staffer
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Stanford, CA
Ph.D. in Philosophy expected 2029
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME, Notre Dame, IN
B.A., magna cum laude, Honors Philosophy, Classics, & Italian; Minor in Glynn Honors Program; May 2021
Awards: Stamps Scholar (full cost of attendance scholarship with summer research stipend)
John A. Oesterle Award in Philosophy
Italo Bosco Award in Italian Studies
Theses: The Active Intellect Thesis: Aristotle’s De Anima III.5
Luce e Trinità nella Commedia: La visione metafisica della Trinità Immanente ed Economica
Abroad: Università di Bologna (full-immersion program; January 2020-June 2020)
EXPERIENCE
OSBORN MALEDON, P.A., Phoenix, AZ Jun. 2023-Jul. 2023
Summer Associate: Researched and drafted legal memoranda and briefs for matters of civil appellate litigation in federal and state courts, including before the Supreme Court of Arizona. Worked on various substantive issues, including constitutional, property, and administrative law, federal jurisdiction, and federal evidence.
U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, Hammond, IN May 2022-Sept. 2022
Judicial Intern to The Honorable Philip Simon: Drafted full and partial opinions in both civil and criminal matters and court orders on a variety of motions. Observed court proceedings, settlement negotiations, pre-trial hearings, trials, void dire, opening and closing arguments, and sentencing hearings.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW SCHOOL, Chicago, IL Jun. 2022-Aug. 2023
Research and Teaching Assistant to Professor Martha Nussbaum: Researched for various publications, including articles and forthcoming books. Held weekly office hours and graded student work in Spring 2023.
PUBLICATIONS
Andrew M Biondo & Susan Bowyer, MEG Localization of Cortical Activity during Language Processing Utilizing MR-FOCUSS and Coherence-Source Imaging, 88 Neurology P4. 208 (2017).
Susan M. Bowyer et al., Presurgical Localization of Language Regions and Their Networks, in Magnetoencephalography 1079 (Selma Supek & Cheryl J. Aine eds., 2019).
Kristin Shrader-Frechette & Andrew M. Biondo, Protecting Children from Toxic Waste: Data-Usability Evaluation Can Deter Flawed Cleanup, 17 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 424 (2020).
Kristin Shrader-Frechette & Andrew M. Biondo, Data-Quality Assessment Signals Toxic-Site Safety Threats and Environmental Injustices, 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2012 (2021).
Kristin Shrader-Frechette & Andrew M. Biondo, Health Misinformation about Toxic-Site Harm: The Case for Independent-Party Testing to Confirm Safety, 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 3882 (2021).
Kristin Shrader-Frechette & Andrew M. Biondo, Correction: Shrader-Frechette, K.; Biondo, A.M. Health Misinformation about Toxic-Site Harm: The Case for Independent-Party Testing to Confirm Safety. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 3882, 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 9796 (2021).
Kristin Shrader-Frechette & Andrew M. Biondo, Correction: Shrader-Frechette, K.; Biondo, A.M. Data-Quality Assessment Signals Toxic-Site Safety Threats and Environmental Injustices. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 2012, 18 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 10293 (2021).
SKILLS
Bilingual (English & Italian); professional proficiency in Italian. Advanced (‘fluent’) in Latin & Ancient Greek.