Faculty Impact

Our faculty is engaged in a constant quest for knowledge and wisdom it can share with our students as well as with the legal profession, scholars, policy makers, and others, consistent with Penn State’s role as a world-class research university.

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR SAMANTHA J. PRINCE, RESEARCH ASSISTANT REBECCA HATTON, AND RECENT GRAD TIM AZIZKHAN FILE RECOMMENDATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

May 2025 — Professor Samantha J. Prince, joined by a member of her current research team, Rebecca Hatton ’26, and recent graduate, Tim Azizkhan ’25, authored a public comment responding to the Internal Revenue Service’s invitation for recommendations on items to be included in its 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan. Full story

Brent Newton PROFESSOR BRENT NEWTON AUTHORS BLOG POST ABOUT EMPIRICAL STUDY OF U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICES' CITATION TO LAW REVIEW ARTICLES ON SCOTUSBLOG.COM

May 2025 — Professor Brent Newton recently authored a blog post, “An unexpected shift to the right: the conservative justices’ recent embrace of law review articles,” about his empirical study of U.S. Supreme Court justices’ citation to law review articles on SCOTUSBlog.com. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM DARYL LIM DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF CREATIVITY IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON BEFM’S “MORNING WAVE IN BUSAN”

May 2025 — Associate Dean Daryl Lim joined South Korean radio station BeFM’s flagship show, Morning Wave in Busan, for a live interview in a segment titled “AI Copyright Clash: Who Owns the Creative Future.” Full story

Titichia Jackson PROFESSOR TITICHIA JACKSON HONORED AT 2025 AASE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

May 2025 — Professor Titichia Jackson recently attended the 2025 Association for Academic Support Educators (AASE) Annual Conference held in Boston, Massachusetts. Full story

Hannah Wiseman PROFESSOR HANNAH WISEMAN QUOTED IN CLIMATE IN THE COURTS ARTICLE

May 2025 — Hannah Wiseman, professor of law, professor in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Institutes of Energy and the Environment co-funded faculty, was recently quoted in “Court Dismisses Pennsylvania County’s Lawsuit Against Big Oil,” for Climate in the Courts. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM QUOTED IN CTFN ARTICLE ON SEVEN & I AND COUCHE-TARD DEAL RISKS

May 2025 — CTFN quoted Associate Dean Daryl Lim in an article examining the regulatory risks facing the potential merger between Seven & i Holdings and Alimentation Couche-Tard.  Full story

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF JOINS AAMC CENTER FOR HEALTH JUSTICE MULTISECTOR PARTNER GROUP

May 2025 — The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Center for Health Justice has named 10 individuals, including Professor Medha D. Makhlouf, to join its Multisector Partner Group that will inform and guide the Center’s programmatic and partnership building activities. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM FEATURED IN BUSINESS INSIDER ARTICLE ON MASTERCARD’S USE OF AI TO DETECT CREDIT CARD FRAUD

May 2025 — Business Insider featured Associate Dean Daryl Lim in a recent article examining how Mastercard is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to combat credit card fraud and protect consumers. Full story

Giselle Santiubanez-Bania GISELLE SANTIBAÑEZ-BANIA ELECTED TO BOARD OF NALSAP

May 2025 — Giselle Santibañez-Bania, Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Services at Penn State Dickinson Law, has been nominated to the board of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) as the Northeast Region representative. Full story

Stephen F. Ross ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR STEPHEN F. ROSS HIGHLIGHTS RACIAL INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN BASEBALL

May 2025 — “Would Jackie Robinson Play Baseball Today? How Baseball Owners Conspire to Restrain Trade and Foster Unequal Opportunities for Player Development,” written by Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Stephen F. Ross, has been published in Volume 35, Issue 1 of Marquette Sports Law Review. Full story