Advising Specialties
Graduate Programs in Political Science
Research and Teaching Interests
Early Modern Political Theory: Locke; American Political Thought; Constitutional Law
Constitutional History, Constitutional Theory.
Office Hours
(by appointment)
Cheri Gray
Sr. Administrative Assistant
574-631-5189
cgray1@nd.edu
Dissertations Supervised
Brendan M. Dunn, PhD: "The original functional constitution: democratic means in the service of substantive ends."
Derek Webb, PhD: “Paving the Rights Infrastructure: Civic Education in the Presidencies of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Roosevelt.”
Jacob W. Johnson, PhD:
David Thunder, PhD: “Rethinking modern citizenship: towards a politics of integrity and virtue.”
C. Heike Schotten, PhD: “Nietzsche’s Revolutionary Body Critique without Contempt, or, Learning to Laugh at Lack”
Geoffrey C. Bowden, PhD: “The old razzmatazz: Joseph Raz and the Prospects of a Perfectionist Liberalism.”
Jeffrey J. Langan, PhD: “Over the Top and Down Under : a Comparison of American and Australian Commerce Clause Jurisprudence.” (co-directed with Donald P. Kommers)
Graduate Student Gathering
Back Row: James Fetter, Glenn Clifton, Alex Duff, Katie Mendham, Matt Mendham,
Kevin Cherry, Cindy Gretschmann, Derek Webb, Adam Seagrave, JeffLangan
Front Row: Catherine Zuckert, Michael Zuckert, Jon MacFarlane, Mary Keys,
Elizabeth L' Arivee, Sarah Houser, Rebecca McCumbers, David Thunder,
Ana Quesada Samuel
