Steven B. Lichtman, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Pre-Law Advisor
Grove Hall 413
(717) 477-1845
sblichtman@ship.edu
OFFICE HOURS SPRING 2013
Mon. 12:30-1:30
Tue. 12:3-1:30
Wed. 12:30-1:30
Thu. 12:30-1:30
PRE-LAW OFFICE HOURS SPRING 2013
Thu. 1:30-2:30
COURSES SPRING 2013
| PLS 100-06: US Government and Politics |
M/W 2:00-3:15 |
Dauphin 306 |
| PLS 366-01: Constitutional Law: 1st Amendment |
T/Th 11-12:15 |
Dauphin 312 |
| PLS 366-02: Constitutional Law: 1st Amendment |
M/W 3:30-4:45 |
Dauphin 306 |
| HON 279: Honors US Government & Politics |
T/Th 9:30-10:45 |
Dauphin 305 |
| courses taught: |
US Government and Politics (PLS 100) |
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Constitutional Law: Federal System (PLS 365) |
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Constitutional Law: The First Amendment (PLS 366) |
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Constitutional Law: Criminal Process and Equal Protection (PLS 367) |
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Judicial Process (PLS 313) |
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Contemporary Issues: The Supreme Court (PLS 291) |
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The American Presidency (PLS 312) |
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Honors U.S. Government and Politics (HON 279) |
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Advanced US Government (PLS 300) |
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| research interests: |
relationship of Supreme Court and military |
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structure and strategies of judicial opinions |
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"greatness" of Supreme Court Justices |
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First Amendment jurisprudence |
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| DEGREES: |
Ph.D., Brandeis University (Politics), 2004 |
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J.D., New York University School of Law, 1993 |
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B.A., Brandeis University (Citizen-Government Relations), 1990 |
DR. LICHTMAN'S C.V.
DR. LICHTMAN'S WEBSITE
PROFILE:
Dr. Lichtman is in his seventh year at Shippensburg University. Prior to his arrival at Ship, he taught as a visiting professor at several different schools, including Boston University, Dickinson College, and the University of Vermont. A self-described "recovering lawyer," Dr. Lichtman's research focuses on American constitutional law and judicial behavior. His work has appeared in the Maryland Law Review, the Penn State Law Review, Vingtième Siècle Revue d'Histoire, and the newsletter of the Law and Courts section of the American Political Science Association. In 2012, Dr. Lichtman served as the Program Chair for the annual meeting of the New England Political Science Association.
He is also the Pre-Law Advisor, and invites any students who are considering law school to come to his pre-law office hours, and to check out the many resources available on the Pre-Law page of the Political Science department's website. Dr. Lichtman's article on law schools and the job market was recently published in the January-February 2012 issue of the Pennsylvania Lawyer, and he is the Treasurer for the Northeast Association of Pre-Law Advisors.
While an undergraduate at Brandeis University, Dr. Lichtman co-founded a sketch comedy troupe, and he rejoined that troupe for a couple of years when he returned to Brandeis to pursue his doctorate. He is also an enthusiastic -- but not necessarily talented -- pool player, and plays in a weekly A.P.A. league in Frederick, Maryland.
Dr. Lichtman is a rabid fan of the New York Jets, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets (that's right, he's a baseball bigamist), New York Rangers, and Wolverhampton Wanderers (English soccer). And now that they have stopped being an abject embarrassment, he will admit to being a fan of the New York Knicks, too.