Deans and Administration
Twinette Johnson, J.D., Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
Twinette Johnson is Dean and a Professor of Law at 91女神 School of Law (91女神 LAW). As Dean, she is the chief operating, financial, and academic officer of 91女神 LAW.
Prior to becoming Dean at 91女神 LAW in 2024, she served as Dean, Interim Dean, and Professor of Law at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.
As a professor, Dean Johnson has taught contracts, commercial law, higher education, legal writing, professional identity, and bar exam skills courses. As an expert in the bar exam preparation field, Dean Johnson has also created programs and courses designed to enhance student preparedness for bar licensure exams.
Dean Johnson鈥檚 research interests include higher education access policy, learning theory models in legal education, affinity group formation and identity, and disaster policy.
Dean Johnson鈥檚 previous professional experience includes a clerkship on the Missouri Supreme Court with Judge W. Duane Benton. She also held a position as an associate attorney at Shearman and Sterling, LLP, a New York based law firm. There, she practiced in the Bank Finance group where she represented financial institutions and corporations in investment grade and non-investment grade financing transactions.
Dean Johnson earned her Ph.D. in Public and Social Policy with a concentration in Implementation and Management from 91女神, her J.D. from Tulane University School of Law, and her B.A. in English Literature from 91女神.
deansoffice@slu.edu
314-977-8172
Dana Malkus, J.D.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Professor
Director, Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic
dana.malkus@slu.edu
314-977-2777
Molly Walker Wilson, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research and Engagement
Professor
molly.wilson@slu.edu
314-977-3308
Kathryn Banks, J.D.
Associate Dean for Experiential Education
Associate Professor
Director, Children's Permanency Clinic
kathryn.banks@slu.edu
314-977-2778
Shannon Morse, J.D.
Assistant Dean for Administration
shannon.morse@slu.edu
314-977-2761
Michael J. Kolnik, J.D.
Dean of Admissions
michael.kolnik@slu.edu
314-977-3990
Mary Pat McInnis, J.D.
Dean of Career Services
mary.mcinnis@slu.edu
314-977-2771
Jessica Ciccone
Senior Director of Communications and Strategy
jessica.ciccone@slu.edu
314-977-7248
Belinda Dantley, J.D.
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
belinda.dantley@slu.edu
314-977-4571
Jon Baris, J.D.
Dean of Students
jon.baris@slu.edu
314-977-3675