Professor Kanter is an expert in domestic violence prevention and legal responses to sexual assault. She has developed a range of clinical education experiences for students. She currently directs the Domestic Violence Clinic in Dorchester District Court and the Boston Medical Center Domestic Violence Project, and is a founding member, and former chair, of the board of directors of the Victim Rights Law Center, an innovative organization providing legal services to rape victims. She is also a founding partner, and Northeastern¹s representative, on interdisciplinary, community-based partnerships to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Prior to coming to Northeastern, Professor Kanter was a clinical instructor at Boston University School of Law and at Harvard Law School, and a managing attorney for Greater Boston Legal Services. Her legal career has been devoted to litigating on behalf of vulnerable women and their children; she has specialized in violence prevention since 1990.