“The Coefficients of Victory: Variables Predicting Trial Wins among Criminal Defendants.” Paper presented at DFI All Fellows Conference. Chicago, IL (November 2007).
“Ball Fair? Using the NCAA Tournament to Test the Actual Frequency of Fair Play Games.” Paper presented at DFI All Fellows Conference. Chicago, IL (November 2007).
“Justice or Just-Us: A Quantitative Examination of Prosecutorial Victory Rates Across Groups.” Paper presented at Black Graduate Students Association Conference. Evanston, IL (April 2007).
“Legal Style or Legal System Structure: Why Prosecuting Attorneys Win the Large Majority of Contested Cases.” Paper presented at DFI-KCP National Conference. Chicago, IL (November 2006).
“Tort Reform in Texas: A Proposed Analysis of a Bill’s (Limited) Effect Upon Lawsuit Rates.” Poster presented at the Department of Political Science Graduate Student Exposition. Carbondale, IL (December 2005).
“Legal Skill or Legal Structure: Why Prosecuting Attorneys Win Many Contested Cases.” Poster presented at the Department of Political Science Graduate Student Exposition. Carbondale, IL (December 2005).
Teaching Experience1
Political Science, City Colleges of Chicago (Spring 2013) Adjunct Professor Activist Instruction, Fund for the Public Interest (2009-2012) Community Organizer United States Government, Aurora University (Spring 2009) Adjunct Professor Law and Society, Southern Illinois University (Fall 2008) Instructor Criminal Justice/Court Management, Southern Illinois University (Spring 2008) Instructor Law and Society, Southern Illinois University (Fall 2007) Instructor Civil Rights and Liberties, Southern Illinois University (Spring 2007) Teaching Assistant Civil Rights and Liberties, Southern Illinois University (Fall 2006) Teaching Assistant
1 As a note: from late 2009 through 2014, I worked primarily in non-academic positions focused on affecting real-world political discourse, with the Fund for the Public Interest and M. Evans Global, before returning to the classroom as my PhD completion date approached. References from these positions are excellent and available.