Laurie Lola Vollen

Laurie Lola Vollen is an American scholar and human rights activist. She specializes in the repercussions of large-scale human rights abuses.

Background Vollen graduated from Princeton in 1978 as a psychology major.

Vollen began her career as a doctor in private practice. That experience convinced her that she needed to change her focus to do more public service.

Publications Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated. Voice of Witness series. co-edited by Vollen and Dave Eggers

Voices from the Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath. Voice of Witness series. co-edited by Vollen and Chris Ying