John Thomas

Quinnipiac University School of Law (USA)

John is a filmmaker, musician, and professor at the Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden, Connecticut, USA. He holds a BA and JD from the University of Arizona and an LLM and MPH from Yale University. John teaches intellectual property, entertainment law, international human rights law, and health law. John’s 200 + publications address topics from gun violence to health policy, politics, autism, juvenile justice, and music and musical instruments and have appeared in law reviews, medical journals, major newspapers, a wide range of music magazines, and the Oxford Dictionary of Music.

John is currently working on two books. Child Refugees—Exploring Public Health, Mental Health, Epigenetic, Neurological and Legal Needs (Springer Nature, 2026) and The Acoustic Guitar: Inside the World’s Most Popular Musical Instrument (Oxford University Press, 2026).

John’s book, Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of the Extraordinary Women and Gibson's "Banner" Guitars of WWII (American History Press, 2013), has been featured on National Public Radio, the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Voice of America, was the subject of an hour-long BBC radio documentary, and was the subject of a UNESCO podcast during 2018’s International Women in Engineering Day. John’s documentary film based on the book has won numerous awards at film festivals around the world. A Hollywood film production company recently optioned the book for adaptation as a scripted feature film.