John Monahan holds the John S. Shannon Professorship in Law, and joined the University of Virginia Law School faculty in 1980.
Monahan has led two large projects in mental health law, supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
The book Social Science in Law is entering its seventh edition.
Two other books have won Awards from the American Psychiatric Association: The Clinical Prediction of Violent Behavior published in 1982 and Rethinking Risk Assessment (2002).
Monahan's research has been frequently cited by the law courts.