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 SAMANTHA PRINCE RECEIVES COMMENDATION FOR COMPLETING ACT@PSU January 2022 — Professor Samantha J. Prince has received commendation from Penn State University for creating free open-source materials for her Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation course through a grant received from the Affordable Course Transformation at Penn State (ACT@PSU ) program. Full story |
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PROFESSOR SARA GERKE SPEAKS AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH’S DIVISION OF AIDS SEMINAR January 2022 — Professor Sara Gerke was invited as one of three panel speakers in the seminar panel, “Data Sharing and Data Privacy in the Age of GDPR: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions for Moving Our Clinical Research Forward.” This seminar was organized by the Division of AIDS of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF ELECTED SECRETARY OF THE AALS SECTION ON LAW, MEDICINE, AND HEALTH CARE January 2022 — At the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), it was announced that Professor Medha D. Makhlouf had won the election for Secretary of the Association’s Section on Law, Medicine, and Health Care. Full story |
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LEGAL EDUCATION IN A POST-COVID WORLD January 2021 — On Friday, January 21, Penn State Dickinson Law and Willamette University College of Law will be co-hosting a virtual presentation titled “Legal Education in a Post-COVID World.” The event will run from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. ET and is free to all students, staff, and faculty. Full story |
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DEAN DODGE SERVES ON KEYNOTE PANEL December 2021 — Jeffrey A. Dodge, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Services, Assistant Professor, and Joseph H. Goldstein Faculty Scholar, recently served on the keynote panel for the annual gathering of Penn State’s Coalition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (CoDEI). Full story |
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PROFESSOR JACKSON APPOINTED TO AALS SECTION ON ACADEMIC SUPPORT December 2021 — Titichia Mitchell Jackson, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of Academic Success and Bar Passage, has been appointed Treasurer of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Academic Support. Full story |
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STANLEY BRAND COMMENTS ON FBI TACTICS IN INVESTIGATIONS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS December 2021 — Penn State Dickinson Law Distinguished Fellow Stanley Brand comments on F. B. I. tactics in investigations of members of Congress in Jeff Gerstein’s Politico article, “Fortenberry indictment raises questions about FBI tactics.” Full story |
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DEAN DODGE ESSAY ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION December 2021 — Jeffrey A. Dodge, Associate Dean for Academic & Student Services, Assistant Professor, and Joseph H. Goldstein Faculty Scholar, had his essay proposal, “Teaching Family Law Through the Lens of Minoritized Identities” accepted for publication with Carolina Academic Press in the book titled, “Integrating Doctrine & Diversity: Inclusion and Equity Beyond the First Year.” Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF SELECTED AS AAMC CHARGE VIRTUAL COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR December 2021 — Professor Medha D. Makhlouf was recently selected as one of three inaugural Virtual Community Ambassadors for the Collaborative for Health Equity: Act, Research, Generate Evidence (CHARGE) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). In this role, Professor Makhlouf will be responsible for co-facilitating discussions, events, and collaborations in the AAMC CHARGE virtual community. Full story |
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PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF PRESENTS ON IMMIGRANT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AT PENN LAW December 2021 — Professor Medha Makhlouf gave a talk on the law and policy of immigrant access to health care, at the invitation of a coalition of student organizations at the University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law. The presentation focused on the impact of immigration status on health, as well as the laws, policies, and systemic structures that shape immigrant access to health care. Full story |