Daemen College : Academics & Research : Division of Arts & Sciences : History & Government : Faculty : Lisa Parshall, Ph.D.

Lisa Parshall, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Pre Law Advisor

235 Duns Scotus Hall
716-839-8303
lparshal@daemen.edu

Education

Ph.D. 2001 University at Buffalo (SUNY) (Political Science)
M.A. 1995 University at Buffalo (SUNY) (Political Science)
B.S. 1993 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (Political Science, with highest honors)

Courses Taught

Introduction to American Politics (GVT 113)
State and Local Government (GVT 114)
Criminal Justice (GVT 117)
Introduction to Public Policy (GVT 125)
Issues in Public Policy (GVT 215)
American Political Parties and Pressure Groups (GVT 217)
American Constitutional Law (GVT 305)
Political Science Research Methods (GVT 331)
Seminar on the Presidency (GVT 415)

Research and Teaching Interests

American Politics, American Institutions, Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Criminal Procedure, Judicial Process, Judicial Behavior, Voting Rights, Administrative Law, Public Policy, Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations

Presentations

“Time and (Con)sequence in the Presidential Nominating Process in 2008 and Beyond: A Party Membership Perspective,” accepted for presentation at the 2008 meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association Meeting, November 13-15, Boston, MA.
“Reflections on the Presidential Nominating Process After 2008,” New York State Political Science Association 62nd Conference, April 25-26, 2008, The Rockefeller Center for Public Affairs and Policy/University at Albany, Albany, NY.
“The Rights of Voters in the Nominating Process: Lopez-Torres v. New York State Board of Elections,” Northeastern Political Science Association Meeting, November 15-17, 2007, Philadelphia, PA.
“The Diminution of Party Membership in a Sequential, Front-Loaded Presidential Nominating System,” co-authored with Franco Mattei. Presented at the New York State Political Science Association Meeting, April 20-21, 2007, Poughkeepsie, New York.
“Establishing Orthodoxy in Constitutional Interpretation: The Ninth Amendment Debate.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, April 12-15, 2007, Chicago, IL.
“Embracing the Living Constitution: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s Move Away from a Conservative Methodology of Constitutional Interpretation.” Presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association Convention, November 7-9, 2006, Boston, MA.
“Protecting Party Members: The Right to Effectively Participate in the Presidential Nominating Process,” co-authored with Franco Mattei. Presented at the New York State Political Science Association Convention, April 20-21, 2006, John Jay College, Manhattan, New York.
“Divergent Views? Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Bush Administration’s Approach to International and Foreign Law,” co-authored with David Hutt. Presented at the Comparative Judicial Studies Conference (IPSA RC#9) in Tempe, Arizona at Arizona State University on February 16-17, 2006.
“Recent Developments in the Associational Rights of Political Parties: Membership and Participation in the Nominating Process,” co-authored with Franco Mattei. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association Meeting in Atlanta, GA, January 4-7, 2006.
“Judicial Reasoning versus Legislative Judgment: Overturning the Juvenile Death Penalty.” Presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association 2005 Annual Meeting, November 17-19, 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Redefining Due Process Analysis: Justice Kennedy and the Concept of Emergent Rights.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Convention, April 9-11, 2005 Chicago, IL*
“Redefining Due Process Analysis: Justice Kennedy and the Concept of Emergent Rights.” Presented at the New York State Political Science Association Convention, April 15-16, Niagara University.
“The Evolution of Justice Kennedy? A Judicial Conservative’s Support for Gay Rights.” Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Convention, April 15-18, 2004, Chicago, IL
“Justice Kennedy and Gay Rights.” Presented at the New York State Political Science Association Meeting, April 23-25, 2004, Binghamton, NY
The Activism of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy.@ Presented at the Midwest Political Science Convention, April 3-6, 2003, Chicago, IL
Parties and the Presidential Nominating Process: Political and Constitutional Implications of >Front-Loading,@ co-authored with Franco Mattei. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association, November 6-9, 2002, Savannah, GA

Publications

Embracing the Living Constitution: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy’s Move Away from a Conservative Methodology of Constitutional Interpretation, accepted for publication by North Carolina Central University Law Journal, 2007, Volume 30(1): 25-74.
Divergent Views on the Use of International and Foreign Law: Congress and the Executive versus the Court, with David T. Hutt, Ohio Northern University Law Review Volume 33(1):113-152 (2007).
Redefining Due Process Analysis: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy and the Concept of Emergent Rights, Albany Law Review, 2005, Volume 69(1):237-298.
Challenging the Presidential Nomination Process: The Constitutionality of Front-Loading, with Franco Mattei, Hamline Journal of Public Law and Policy, Fall 2004, Volume 26(1):1-42.
United States v. Nixon Revisited: A Case Study in Supreme Court Decision-Making, with Charles M. Lamb, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Fall 1996, Volume 58(1):71-108.
Spano v. New York, in Encyclopedia of American Civil Liberties, Routledge Publishing, 2005.
Schlup v. Delo in Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, David Schultz and John R. Vile, eds., M.E. Sharpe, 2004.
City of Ladue v. Gilleo in Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, David Schultz and John R. Vile, eds., M.E. Sharpe, 2004.

Memberships

New York State Political Science Association, Executive Board Member & Section Chair: State and Local Politics (2009-2010), Section Chair, Public Administration & Public Policy (2006-2008)
Northeastern Political Science Association, Section Chair, Public Administration and Public Policy (2007-2008)