Maria Lewis

Maria Lewis

Affiliate Law Faculty

Assistant Professor, Department of Education Policy Studies, Penn State University

Location: University Park

Email  mml25@psu.edu

Phone  814-865-2966

CV  Curriculum Vitae

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 


The American Bar Association has granted conditional approval for Penn State Dickinson Law and Penn State Law to reunify and operate as Penn State University’s single law school under the name Penn State Dickinson Law with locations in Carlisle and University Park. Danielle M. Conway is the dean of the unified Penn State Dickinson Law, which will enroll a unified class in fall 2025.