Fellows
Eric Martínez
Earl B. Dickerson Fellow, Instructor in LawBiography
Eric's research interests lie at the interplay of law, language, cognition and AI. His research investigates how humans and machines understand and interpret law, along with the implications of these findings for questions of legal doctrine and policy. His interests also include evaluating how new technologies, such as large language models, can and should be used as cognitive aids to legal practice. His scholarship complements traditional doctrinal analysis with empirical methods, including both computational and experimental approaches.
Eric's research has been published or is forthcoming in Georgetown Law Journal, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Artificial Intelligence and Law, Cognition, Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press, among other venues.
Eric holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Science from MIT, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and a B.A. from Florida State University.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD, Cognitive Science, 2024
Harvard Law School
JD, 2019
Florida State University
BA, 2015
Awards and Honors
- APA Editor’s Choice Award, American Psychological Association, 2024
- Ig Nobel Prize in Literature, Annals of Improbable Research, 2022
- Computational Modeling Prize in Applied Cognition, Cognitive Science Society, 2022
- CELS Best Poster Award (Runner Up), Society for Empirical Legal Studies, 2022
- Henry A. Singleton Fellowship, McGovern Institute for Brain Science, 2021
- Presidential Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020
- 2015 President’s Award, Office of the President, Florida State University, 2015
- Honors Medallion & Latin Honors, Honors Program, Florida State University, 2015
- Dorothy Hoffman Award, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics, Florida State University, 2013, 2014
- Phi Beta Kappa, College of Arts & Sciences, Florida State University, 2013
- National Hispanic Merit Scholarship, National Merit Scholar Corporation & Florida State University, 2011
- Freshman Elite Scholarship, Florida State University, 2011
- Bright Futures Scholarship, Florida Department of Education, 2011
Legal Service
- Invited Panelist (AI in Immigration Law Course), American Immigration Law Association, 2024
- Invited Speaker (Task Force on Law & Technology), New York State Bar Association, 2024
- Invited Speaker; Consultant, Oak Academy for AI in the Legal Profession, 2023-24
- Co-Founder; Board Member, Institute for Law & AI, 2020-24
Licenses & Skills
- Natural languages: English (fluent), Spanish (fluent)
- Programming languages: Python, R, Java, JavaScript, & MATLAB
- Professional licenses: Attorney, Commonwealth of Massachusetts