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.
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PROFESSOR JOHNSTON-WALSH AND KAREN GALBRAITH PRESENTED AT THE KIDS AT COURT CONFERENCE July 2024 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh and Karen Galbraith presented on the topic of Attorneys and Secondary Trauma at the Kids at Court Conference in State College on July 11, 2024. Full story |
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PROFESSOR LUCY JOHNSTON-WALSH’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY OREGON LAW REVIEW May 2024 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh’s article, “College for Free — but at What Cost?” was accepted for publication in Volume 103 of the Oregon Law Review. Full story |
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PROFESSOR JOHNSTON-WALSH’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY FORDHAM URBAN LAW JOURNAL April 2024 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh’s article, “Fend for Yourself: Lifetime Consequences of Sending Kids to Municipal Courts without Legal Representation,” co-authored by Tom Welshonce, was accepted for publication in Volume 52.1, Fall 2024, of the Fordham Urban Law Journal. Full story |
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PROFESSOR LUCY JOHNSTON-WALSH TO PRESENT ARTICLE AT DREXEL LAW February 2024 — Professor Lucy Johnson-Walsh will present her article, “Fend for Yourself: Lifetime Consequences of Sending Kids to Municipal Courts Without Legal Representation” at Drexel Law on February 8, 2024. Full story |
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PROFESSOR JOHNSTON-WALSH’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS April 2023 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh’s article, “Out of State, Out of Mind: Legal Impact of Out-of-State Placement on Foster Youth,” was accepted for publication in Volume 9, Fall 2023, of the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Public Affairs. Full story |
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BEYOND THE BOOKS: PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW COMMUNITY IN COMMUNITY November 2022 — The Penn State Dickinson Law Community shows how to Practice Greatness both on and off campus. Full story |
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PROFESSOR LUCY JOHNSTON-WALSH PUBLISHES ARTICLE IN SPECIAL ISSUE OF FAMILY COURT REVIEW November 2022 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh recently published an article entitled, “Dynamic Interdisciplinary Exercise for Juvenile and Family Law Students.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR LUCY JOHNSTON-WALSH PRESENTS AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNSEL FOR CHILDREN CONFERENCE August 2022 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh was invited to present along with Allegheny County attorneys on the topic of: “Fine is Bad: Preventing Unnecessary Criminal Records and Fines for Transition Age Youth.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR LUCY JOHNSTON-WALSH PRESENTS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA INTERGENERATIONAL CONFERENCE July 2022 — Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh presented at the Penn State Department of Agricultural Sciences Intergenerational Conference on the topic of “Connecting Scholarship and Practice to Support Kinship Families in the Commonwealth” Read more |
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PROFESSOR JOHNSTON-WALSH PRESENTS ON “CURRENT ISSUES FOR CHILD ADVOCATES” April 2021 — On Friday April 9, 2021, Clinical Professor of Law Lucy Johnston-Walsh participated in a panel discussion on “Best Practices for Remote Operations: Engagement, Confidentiality and Technology” during the “Current issues for Child Advocates 2021” program sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Children’s Rights Committee. Panel members included the Honorable Eleanor Bush, Marisa McClellan, (Administrator for Dauphin County Social Services for Children & Youth) and Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh; the session was moderated by Jennifer Pokempner of the Juvenile Law Center. Full story |