Wheeler, Stanton (1930–)

IN 2003, Stanton Wheeler was a Ford Foundation professor emeritus of law and the social sciences and professorial lecturer in law at Yale University Law School. Although he is well known for his research contributions in areas such as administration of justice, white-collar crime, and sociology of law, Wheeler's research has also included the areas of sports and law as well as music and law.

Wheeler began his education at Pomona College, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1952. Subsequently, he enrolled in graduate school at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he earned a M.A. in sociology in 1956, followed by a Ph.D. in 1958. Before joining the faculty at Yale, Wheeler's professional and academic positions including assistant professor in the department of ...