Maria Lewis
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Affiliate Law Faculty Assistant Professor, Department of Education Policy Studies, Penn State University Location: University Park
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814-865-2966
About Lewis
Maria Lewis conducts research that draws from her background in law and education, particularly as it relates to equity and diversity. More specifically, her research employs multi-methodological research methods to explore the ways in which laws and policies hinder or support the achievement of equity in an educational context. Her dissertation examined the implementation of a provision of federal special education law that concerns student discipline. Prior to joining the faculty at Penn State, Maria served as a School Administration Consultant at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, where she was responsible for special education procedural compliance and complaint investigations.
Education
B.A., University of Chicago
J.D., University of Wisconsin
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law are reunifying to operate as Penn State University’s single law school, which will be known as Penn State Dickinson Law. While ABA approval for the reunification is pending, both schools are currently fully accredited. We submitted an application for acquiescence to operate as a single law school in July 2024 and plan to enroll a unified class in Fall 2025. Once reunification is complete, the separate faculties of each school will be members of the reunified Penn State Dickinson Law faculty.