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Paul Weizer

Social Science

Paul Weizer

   

Office Information:
Miller Hall, Room 31

Phone: 978-665-3272
Email: pweizer@fsc.edu

Office Hours:
Semester: Fall 2009

Mondays through Wednesdays
8:00-9:00



Courses Taught:

  • United States Government (POLS 1000)
  • Intro to the Legal Process(POLS 2270)
  • Sex, Race, and the Constitution (POLS 2550)
  • The First Amendment (POLS 2600)
  • Criminal Procedure: The Rights of the Accused (POLS 2700)
  • Constitution Law (POLS 3500)
  • Moot Court (POLS 4350)

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Political Science at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January, 1998. Areas of study: American Government and Institutions, Constitutional Law, Public Administration. Research for dissertation in Constitution Law. Dissertation title: Advancements in Civil Rights or a Chilling Effect on Speech: Are Title VII Sexual Harassment Regulations Compatible With the First Amendment? Doctoral Examining Committee: Dr. Ellis Katz, Dr. Conrad Weiler, Dr. Fred Herzon, Dr. G. Alan Tarr
  • MPA in Political Science, Temple University. 1990, Awarded with Highest Honors.
  • BA in Political Science, Temple University. 1988. Honors.

Research Interests:

Moot Courts
Sexual Harassment Law
Civil Rights and Liberties

Representative Publications:

Books

How to Please the Court: A Moot Court Handbook. (Co-authored) New York: Peter Lang Publishing,
May 2004.

The Opinions of Antonin Scalia: The Caustic Conservative. New York: Peter Lang Publishing,
February 2004.

Sexual Harassment: Cases, Case Studies, and Commentary. New York: Peter Lang Publishing,
June 2002.

The Supreme Court and Sexual Harassment: Preserving Free Speech While Preventing Harassment. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, March 2000.

Journal Articles/Book Chapters

The Aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education and the Struggle for Equality. Princeton: The College Board, April 2004.

"The 10th Amendment". In Joseph Marbach and Ellis Katz, ed. 2004. The Encyclopedia of American Federalism. April 2004.

"John Marshall". In Edward S. Milhalkanin, ed. 2004. American Statesmen: Secretaries of State from John Jay to Colin Powell. March 2004.

"Caution- What You Learn Here May Offend You: Sexual Harassment and the American University." Thought and Action. Vol. XVII, no. 2 (Fall 2001).

"Katz v. United States." In David A. Schultz, ed. 2001. The Encyclopedia of American Law. New York: Facts on File, Inc., March 2001.

"San Antonio v. Rodriguez." In David A. Schultz, ed. 2001. The Encyclopedia of American Law. New York: Facts on File, Inc., March 2001.

"Presidential Use of Force and the Constitution." In Historical Encyclopedia of U.S. Presidential Use of Force, 1789-2000, edited by Karl DeRouen. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Oc-tober 2000.

"Introduction: A Framework for Analysis." Co-authored with Karl DeRouen, in Historical Encyclope-dia of U.S. Presidential Use of Force, 1789-2000, edited by Karl DeRouen. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., October 2000.

"The New McCarthyism: Sexual Harassment, Free Speech, and Due Process." Public Integrity 2, no. 1 (Winter 2000).

"Perspectives on Undergraduate Education for the Real World." The Political Science Educator 6, no. 1 (December 1999).

Book Reviews

Review of Speaking Respect, Respecting Speech, by Richard Abel, Perspectives on Political Science, Spring 1999, Vol. 28, No. 1.

Review of A People's History of the Supreme Court, by Peter Irons, Perspectives on Political Science, Winter 2000, Vol. 29, No. 1.

Review of Free Speech: The Peoples Darling Privilege, by Michael Kent Curtis, Perspectives on
Political Science, Winter 2001, Vol. 30, No. 1.

Review of Pornography On Trial, by Thomas Mackey, Law and Politics Book Review, Winter 2003, Vol. 13, No. 2.

Review of Speech, Conduct, and the First Amendment, by Howard Schweber, Law and Politics Book Review, Winter 2004, Vol. 14, No. 2.

Review of Sexual Harassment and the Law: The Mechelle Vinson Case, by Augustus B. Cochrane III, Law and Politics Book Review, June 2004, Vol. 14, No. 6.

Review of Unwelcome and unlawful: Sexual Harassment in the American Workplace by Raymond F. Gregory, Law and Politics Book Review, October 2004, Vol. 14, No. 9.

Review of Gender Myths v. Working Realities: Using Social Science to Reformulate Sexual Harass-ment Law by Theresa M. Beiner, Law and Politics Book Review, March 2005, Vol. 15, No. 2.


Papers Presented:

"Advancements in Civil Rights or a Chilling Effect on Speech: Are Title VII Sexual Harassment Workplace Regulations Compatible With the First Amendment?" Paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA. November 1996.

"Wither the First Amendment?: Work Place Speech and the First Amendment." Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Huntington, PA. April 1998.

"The New McCarthyism: Sexual Harassment, Due Process, and the American Professor." Paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association, Boston, MA. November 1998.

"Sexual Harassment, Free Speech, and the American University." Paper presented at the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. April 1999.

"Caution-What You Learn Here May Offend You: Sexual Harassment, Due Process, and the American Professor" Paper presented at the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. September 1999.

"Sexual Harassment and Free Speech: The Lessons of the Campus Speech Code Controversies" Paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. November 1999.

"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Criminal Justice Policies in Urban America" Discussant at the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.. September 2000.

"Undergraduate Moot Courts" Discussant at the American Political Science Association, Washington, D.C.. September 2000.

"Taking the Science Out of Decision Making: Sexual Harassment Policy and Human Resource
Management" paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA. November 2001.

"May it Please the Panel" Panel Chair at the Southwestern Social Science Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2002.

"Making the Most of Moot Courts" paper presented at the Northeastern Political Science Association, Providence, RI. November 2002.

"Multiculturalism and Education" Panel Chair and discussant at the American Political Science
Association annul meeting, Philadelphia, PA. August 2003.


Professional Affiliations:

American Political Science Association
Northeastern Political Science Association
Pennsylvania Political Science Association
Academy of Political Science
Center for the Study of the Presidency

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