Lisa Parshall, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Pre Law Advisor
235 Duns Scotus Hall
839-8303
Email: lparshal@daemen.edu

Education

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

Courses Taught

American Constitutional Development (GVT 247)
National Government (GVT 113)
Judicial Process (GVT 230)
State and Local Government (GVT 114)
U.S. Political and Civil Rights (GVT 223)
Criminal Justice (GVT 117)
American Constitutional Law (GVT 305)
Issues in Public Policy (GVT 215)
Seminar on the Presidency (GVT 415)
Democracy in America (GVT 247)
World Geography (GEO 117)

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

The Evolution of Justice Kennedy? A Judicial Conservative's Support for Gay Rights. For presentation at the Midwest Political Science Association Convention, April 15-18, 2004, Chicago, IL.

Justice Kennedy and Gay Rights. For presentation at the New York State Politcal Science Association Meeting. April 23-25, 2004, Binghamton, NY.

The Activism of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. For presentation at the Midwest Political Science Association Convention, April 3-6, 2003, Chicago, IL.

The Constitutional Implications of Front-Loading, co-authored with Franco Mattei. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association, November 6-9, 2002, Savannah, GA.

Parties and the Presidential Nominating Process, co-authored with Franco Mattei. Presented at the Southern Political Science Association, November 6-9, 2002, Savannah, GA.

An Initiative Response Theory of Supreme Court Leadership, co-authored with Charles M. Lamb. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 31-September 1, 1995, Chicago.

 

Publications

Schlup v. Delo in Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, David Schultz and John R. Vile, eds., M.E. Sharpe (Forthcoming 2004).

City of Ladue v. Gilleo in Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America, David Schultz and John R. Vile, eds., M.E. Sharpe (Forthcoming 2004).

United States v. Nixon Revisited: A Case Study in Supreme Court Decision-Making, co-authored with Charles M. Lamb, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, Fall 1996, Volume 58(1):71-108

Memberships

New York State Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association