Assistant Professor of Law. Professor Hillman earned her B.S. in electrical engineering at Duke University in 1989, her M.A. in history at the University of Pennsylvania in 1994, her J.D. at Yale Law School in 2000, and her Ph.D in history from Yale University in 2001. During seven years of active duty as an Air Force officer, she spent two years on the faculty at the United States Air Force Academy, teaching courses in American, world, military, and women`s history. Her publications include articles on American military law, crime and sexual orientation, and the status and treatment of women in the U.S. armed forces. She is currently revising a book manuscript, "Defending America:The Cold War Court-Martial and American Military Culture," and collaborating on a casebook about comparative military justice.
