Albany Law Affiliation Funded Projects
The Academic Collaboration Fund was created to encourage faculty to work together and create collaborative ventures that will enhance course offerings, expand research and provide public engagement opportunities through seminars and conferences. This page lists some of the faculty and the initiatives that have benefited from Affiliation support.
Round IV 2017-2019
Proposal Title: Land Use and Environmental Law
Contact: Catherine T. Lawson, Associate Professor, Geography and Planning, University at Albany
Proposal Title: Crisis Lawyering
Contact: Ray Brescia, Associate Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Proposal Title: Child Abuse and Corporal Punishment
Contact: Victor Asal, Associate Professor, Political Science, University at Albany
Proposal Title: International Rule of Law
Contact: David E. Guinn, JD, Ph.D., Senior Associate and Research Professor of International Law & Human Rights, Center for International Development
Proposal Title: Land Use and Sustainability Symposium
Contact: Dr. Keith Hirokawa, Associate Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Proposal Title: Research and Teaching Workshop Series
Contact: Edward W. De Barbieri, Assistant Professor of Law; Director, Community Development Clinic, Albany Law School
Proposal Title: Career and Professional Development Collaboration
Contact: Mary Walsh Fitzpatrick, Assistant Dean for the Career and Professional Development Center, Albany Law School
Proposal Title: Capital Region Mock Trial
Contact: Marcie Newton, Lecturer, Pre-Law, Mock Trial Faculty Coach, University at Albany
Round II & Round III 2016-2017
Proposal Title: The Climate Commons: Building an Interdisciplinary Collaborative on Climate Change
Contact: Eleanor Stein, Albany Law School
Proposal Title: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Albany Domestic Violence Court
Contact: Mary Lynch, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Proposal Title: Moot Court Collaboration: Providing Undergraduate Students with Opportunities for Advocacy, Trial Practice and Mentorship with Albany Law
Contact: Rosemary Queenan, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Round I 2015-2016
Proposal Title: Activating our Partnership: Harnessing our Strengths: Collaborative Research Agenda Setting and Funder Engagement
Contact: Refki, Dina, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, University at Albany
Proposal Title: The Capital Region Urban Blight Experiential Learning Project: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Tackling Problem Properties in Albany and Schenectady
Contact: Raymond Brescia, Professor and Director of Government Law Center, Albany Law School; Theresa Pardo, Director, Associate Research Professor, Center for Technology in Government, University at Albany
Proposal Title: Legal History Event Series
Contact: Richard Hamm, History Department, University at Albany
Proposal Title: The Politics of Difference and the Threshold of Law. A Collaborative Conference in Law and the Humanities
Contact: Charles Shepherdson, Director of Liberal Studies, Professor of English, University at Albany
Proposal Title: From the Pipeline to “Clouds” of Opportunity: A Vision to Develop an Institute for Critical Race and Gender Studies through the Academic Collaboration Venture Fund
Contact: Janell Hobson, Department of Women’s Studies, University at Albany