Erin B. Kaheny, Assistant Professor

Office: Bolton Hall 602
Phone: (414) 229-6560
e-mail: ekaheny@uwm.edu
Vita: Vita (29k pdf)

Degrees:
Ph.D., Political Science, University of South Carolina (2004)
M.A., Political Science, University of South Carolina (1998)
B.A., Government, New Mexico State University (1996)

Research Interests:
Federal appellate court decision making, procedural rules of access to the legal system, judicial careers and acclimation effects, divided government and judicial selection, agenda change in the U.S. Courts of Appeals, and comparative judicial studies.

Teaching Interests:
American government, courts and the judicial process, constitutional law, civil liberties, women and the law, Congress and the legislative process, public opinion, political parties, interest groups, the presidency, and introductory statistics.

Selected Publications:
"Why the Haves Don't Always Come Out Ahead: Repeat Players Meet Amici Curiae for the Disadvantaged" (with Donald R. Songer and Ashlyn Kuersten). 2000. Political Research Quarterly 53(3): 537-556.

"Agenda Change in the U.S. Courts of Appeals." 1999. Justice System Journal 20(3): 275-298.