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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DICKINSON LAW PROFESSOR DERMOT GROOME OFFERS RESOURCES ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW March 2022 — Penn State Dickinson Law launched Justice for Ukraine, a webpage where those working for justice in Ukraine can come to access important resources and information they will need. Read more
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PROFESSOR SAMANTHA PRINCE TO PRESENT AT WIDENER COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL March 2022 — On April 19, 2022, Professor Samantha Prince will present her article on the disparate impact that employee churn has on retirement wealth at Widener Commonwealth Law School. Full story |
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PROFESSOR EMERITA TERRY PARTICIPATES IN ABA PMBR ROUNDTABLE FOR SMALLER-POPULATION STATES March 2022 — Professor Laurel S. Terry, who is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Professor of Law Emerita, recently participated in an online Proactive Management Based Regulation (PMBR) Roundtable hosted by the ABA Standing Committee on Professional Regulation. Full story |
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PROFESSOR PRINCE PRESENTS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL’S CLE WEBINAR “WRITING & LITIGATION WORKSHOP” March 2022 — Professor Samantha Prince presented at a live virtual CLE event titled “Writing & Litigation Workshop” given by The Office of General Counsel (“OGC”). Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF SELECTED TO JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE ATLANTIC FELLOWS FOR HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM March 2022 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf was selected to join the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE) Senior Fellows Advisory Board. The Board plays an important role in developing and informing AFHE program initiatives and building a vibrant community of Senior Fellows, all of whom have completed the fellowship program. Professor Makhlouf completed the program in 2020. Full story |
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PROFESSOR WILLIAMS INVITED TO PRESENT RESEARCH AT WHARTON’S UPCOMING FINANCIAL REGULATION CONFERENCE March 2022 — Professor Sarah Williams has accepted an invitation to present her work-in-progress, Regulatory Personhood: The Elixir For Auditor Oversight Redundancy Between The SEC and The PCAOB, at the Wharton Financial Regulation Conference to be held on April 1, 2022. This article represents the second installment in a series by Professor Williams regarding the regulation of accountants responsible for auditing companies publicly traded in the United States. Full story |
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PROFESSOR TONYA M. EVANS ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING ARTICLES RELATED TO INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK March 2022 — Professor Tonya M. Evans has announced two forthcoming articles related to her interdisciplinary work: “The Genesis of Creative Justice: Disintermediating Creativity,” 26 LEWIS & CLARK LAW REVIEW 3 (2022) and “De-Gentrified Black Genius: Blockchain, Copyright & the Disintermediation of Creativity,” 49 PEPPERDINE L. REV. 101 (2022). Full story |
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PROFESSOR TONYA M. EVANS RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS CO-HIRE APPOINTMENT March 2022 — Professor Tonya M. Evans has received a prestigious five-year co-hire appointment by the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences commencing on July 1, 2022. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE CO-AUTHORS A NEW PIECE IN PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH February 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke co-authors a new piece in PLOS Digital Health about questions of explainability for AI-based clinical decision support systems. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF ELECTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LAW, MEDICINE & ETHICS February 2022 — At a recent meeting of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics (ASLME) Board of Directors, Professor Medha D. Makhlouf was elected to join the organization’s Board of Directors. Full story |