Pamela Vesiland is a degree candidate and a Scholar in Residence in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas; she also serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of Arkansas School of Law and as a Fellow with the Center for Agriculture & Food Systems, Distance Learning Program at Vermont Law School.  She has a B.A. from Guilford College (Major: Political Science; Minor: Vocal Studies) and a J.D. cum laude from Vermont Law School. She served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Vermont Law School and has published several recent articles on animal welfare issues.