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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DEAN DODGE PRESENTS AT ANNUAL SEALS CONFERENCE August 2021 — Jeffrey A. Dodge, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Services, Assistant Professor, and Joseph H. Goldstein Faculty Scholar, presented at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference. His presentation, titled The Unfilled Promise of Obergefell for Children of Same-Sex Parents: Advancing Federal Nondiscrimination Laws for Familial Association, proposes amendments to the Equality Act to protect children in LGBTQIA+ headed households. Full story |
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PROFESSOR GERKE SPEAKS AT INDIANA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WEEK August 2021 — The Indiana Artificial Intelligence Week, held from August 30 through September 3, 2021, was hosted by Indiana University, Regenstrief Institute, Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, and IUPUI Institute of Integrative AI. As one of the speakers of the Legal/Ethics Panel, Professor Sara Gerke talked about the liability challenges raised by AI in health care. Full story |
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PROFESSOR DONELSON INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION PACIFIC DIVISION CONFERENCE August 2021 — Professor Raff Donelson has been invited to serve as a critic in an author-meets-critics event at the American Philosophical Association’s 2022 Pacific Division Conference. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARAH WILLIAMS WELCOMED KRISTIN WELLS ’11 AS A GUEST LECTURER August 2021 — Professor Sarah Williams recently welcomed Kristin A. Wells ’11 as a Guest Lecturer in Professional Responsibility. Wells serves as Counsel in the Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and is also a proud graduate of Dickinson Law. Wells lectured on the disciplinary process in the Commonwealth, presented case studies, and described recent challenges to the professional responsibilities of Pennsylvania lawyers. Full story |
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PROFESSOR TERRY CONCLUDES HER SERVICE ON THE NOW-DISBANDED ABA AML GATEKEEPER TASK FORCE August 30, 2021 — Professor Laurel S. Terry, who is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Professor of Law Emerita, recently concluded her service on the ABA Task Force on Gatekeeper Regulation and the Profession, which she originally joined in 2012. During its August 2021 Annual Meeting, the ABA disbanded the Task Force and thanked the members for their service. Full story |
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PROFESSOR TERRY AUTHORS JOTWELL REVIEW REGARDING LAWYER ADMISSIONS AND COMPETENCIES August 2021 — Professor Laurel Terry, who is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Professor of Law Emerita, recently published a JOTWELL review entitled Rethinking Admissions Requirements: It’s A Global Phenomenon. Her review of Jordan Furlong’s 2020 Report entitled Lawyer Licensing and Competence in Alberta noted global interest in the issue of lawyer admissions and competency, as demonstrated by initiatives such as the NCBE’s NextGen Bar Exam of the Future and the UK’s forthcoming solicitor SQE “super-exam.” Full story |
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VISITING PROFESSOR BRENT NEWTON APPEARS AS AN AMICUS CURIAE ALONG WITH NYU VICE DEAN RACHEL BARKOW IN PENDING SUPREME COURT CASE August 2021 — Visiting Professor Brent Newton, along with his former colleague at the U.S. Sentencing Commission, Vice Dean Rachel Barkow of NYU’s School of Law, recently filed an amicus curiae briefing urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari concerning an important federal sentencing issue in Bryant v. United States. Full story |
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PROFESSOR GERKE SPEAKS AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE’S LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM August 2021 — The National Academy of Medicine’s Leadership Consortium Digital Health Action Collaborative and Culture Inclusion & Equity Action Collaborative held an event on August 18 to discuss how to realize the potential of AI in achieving equitable health for all populations. As one of the reactors at this meeting, Professor Sara Gerke provided feedback to all presentations and highlighted key takeaways on how to realize equitable AI that benefits all of us. Full story |
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VISITING PROFESSOR BRENT NEWTON’S ARTICLE ON INCENTIVIZING INEFFECTIVE-ASSISTANCE-OF-COUNSEL CLAIMS ON DIRECT APPEAL IN CRIMINAL CASES HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY THE JOURNAL OF APPELLATE PRACTICE AND PROCESS August 2021 — An article by Visiting Professor Brent Newton has been accepted for publication by the Journal of Appellate Practice & Process at the University of Arizona. Full story |
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PROFESSOR GERKE ORGANIZES A NEW SERIES ON BILL OF HEALTH August 2021 — Professor Sara Gerke organizes a new series on Bill of Health, the blog of the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, on Direct-to-Consumer Health Apps: Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Concerns. Bill of Health receives over 100,000 visitors per month and attracts robust readership both in the U.S. and internationally. Full story |