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.

Medha Makhlouf PROFESSOR MAKHLOUF JOINS AAMC CENTER FOR HEALTH JUSTICE MULTISECTOR PARTNER GROUP

May 2025 — The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Center for Health Justice has named 10 individuals, including Professor Medha D. Makhlouf, to join its Multisector Partner Group that will inform and guide the Center’s programmatic and partnership building activities. Full story

Daryl Lim ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM FEATURED IN BUSINESS INSIDER ARTICLE ON MASTERCARD’S USE OF AI TO DETECT CREDIT CARD FRAUD

May 2025 — Business Insider featured Associate Dean Daryl Lim in a recent article examining how Mastercard is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to combat credit card fraud and protect consumers. Full story

Giselle Santiubanez-Bania GISELLE SANTIBAÑEZ-BANIA ELECTED TO BOARD OF NALSAP

May 2025 — Giselle Santibañez-Bania, Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Services at Penn State Dickinson Law, has been nominated to the board of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) as the Northeast Region representative. Full story

Stephen F. Ross ARTICLE BY PROFESSOR STEPHEN F. ROSS HIGHLIGHTS RACIAL INEQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN BASEBALL

May 2025 — “Would Jackie Robinson Play Baseball Today? How Baseball Owners Conspire to Restrain Trade and Foster Unequal Opportunities for Player Development,” written by Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Stephen F. Ross, has been published in Volume 35, Issue 1 of Marquette Sports Law Review. Full story

Katherine C. Pearson PENN STATE UNIVERSITY DICKINSON LAW PROFESSOR TO LEAD SESSION AT NATIONAL LAW CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON OLDER AMERICANS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

May 2025 — Katherine C. Pearson, Professor of Law at Pennsylvania State Dickinson Law, will present a session at the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) 2025 Annual Conference to be held May 8-9 in Bellevue, Washington. Full story

Titichia Jackson ARTICLE BY TITICHIA M. JACKSON FEATURED ON LAW SCHOOL ACADEMIC SUPPORT BLOG

April 2025 — Professor Titichia M. Jackson’s article, “Embracing the New Academic Success: How Advising Using a Growth Mindset Can Enhance Law School Performance,” has been featured as a Scholar Spotlight on Law School Academic Support Blog. Full story

Samantha Prince PROFESSOR PRINCE’S “VESTING VILLAINY” ARTICLE TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LAW

April 2025 — “Vesting Villainy: The Call to Eliminate 401(k) Plan Vesting Schedules” written by Professor Samantha Prince, has been accepted for fall publication by the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law. Full story

Andrea J. Martin PROFESSOR ANDREA MARTIN’S ARTICLE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION BY PEPPERDINE LAW REVIEW

April 2025 — Professor Andrea J. Martin’s article, “From Ambiguity to Accountability: The Case for a Legal Definition of Antisemitism in Academia,” has been accepted for publication in the Pepperdine Law Review. Full story

Jill Engle PROFESSOR JILL ENGLE PUBLISHES NEW ARTICLE IN UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND LAW REVIEW

April 2025 — Jill Engle, Professor of Clinical Law and Interim Dean of DEIB at Penn State Dickinson Law, published her article, “Access, Welfare, and Lawsuits: Restoring Reproductive and Economic Autonomy Post-Dobbs,” in the University of Richmond Law Review (Winter 2025). Full story

Jeffrey Dodge ASSOCIATE DEAN DODGE ACCEPTS OFFER FROM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE TO PUBLISH ARTICLE

April 2025 — Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assistant Professor of Law Jeffrey A. Dodge’s new article “Weaponizing Religion Against the Human Emotion of Empathy: A Call to Fight Coercive Settlement Attempts on the Merits” will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change in early 2026. Full story