1 2 ▁years ▁as ▁Professor ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁U CLA ▁( where ▁she ▁also ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁the ▁Soci ology ▁Department ). ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁co - found er ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁co - direct or ▁( with ▁Jerry ▁K ang ) ▁of ▁U CLA ' s ▁Crit ical ▁Race ▁Studies ▁Program , ▁the ▁first ▁special ized ▁program ▁of ▁study ▁on ▁race ▁and ▁law ▁in ▁any ▁U . S . ▁law ▁school . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Gó mez ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Law ▁and ▁Society ▁Association . ▁Gó mez ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁minor ity ▁scholar ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁ever ▁elected ▁to ▁head ▁this ▁international ▁association ▁of ▁sch ol ars . ▁The ▁Law ▁and ▁Society ▁Association ▁is ▁a ▁global ▁organization ▁of ▁university ▁sch ol ars ▁who ▁study ▁law ▁in ▁its ▁cultural ▁context . ▁ ▁Gó mez ▁has ▁lect ured ▁widely ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁numerous ▁articles ▁( including ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁article ▁in ▁Law ▁and ▁Society ▁Review ), ▁book ▁chap ters , ▁and ▁op - ed ▁comment aries , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁books . ▁Her ▁scholar ship ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁law , ▁politics ▁and ▁social ▁strat ification ▁in ▁both ▁contemporary ▁and ▁historical ▁context s . ▁In ▁Mis con ce iving ▁M oth ers : ▁Legisl ators , ▁Pro sec utors ▁and ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁P ren atal ▁D rug ▁Ex pos ure ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁she ▁documented ▁the ▁career ▁of ▁the