Her current research focuses on the quantitative examination of federal courts. This work has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy and has appeared in leading law journals and media outlets. Boyd joined the department in 2009. She received her Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009, her J.D. from Wake Forest University in 2004, and her B.A. from the University of Florida in 2001. Selected Recent Research: