Sheila Suess Kennedy, J.D.
Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs
OFFICE: BS 4061
PHONE: (317) 274-2895
E-MAIL: shekenne@iupui.edu

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Education

• J.D. cum laude, Indiana University School of Law
• B.S. with honors, Indiana University
• A.A. Stephens College for Women

Professional Experience

• Executive Director, Indiana Civil Liberties Union 1992- 1998
• President, Kennedy Development Services 1987-92
• Partner, Mears Crawford Kennedy & Eichholtz 1980-86
• Republican Candidate, 11th Congressional District 1980
• Corporation Counsel, City of Indianapolis 1977-80
• Associate Attorney, Baker & Daniels 1975-77

Professional Affiliations

• Indiana State Bar Association
• Indiana Leadership Celebration.
• American Political Science Association
• Midwest Political Science Association
• Academy of Political Science
• American Society for Public Administration
• Indiana Society for Public Administration
• Law & Society Association
• Society of Professional Journalists
• Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
• Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
• Standing Panel on Social Equity, National Academy of Public Administration

Major Fields of Expertise   

• Charitable Choice
• Civil Liberties/Civil Rights
• Religion and Public Policy
• Nonprofit organizations

Intellectual Contributions

• Kennedy, Sheila Suess, "The Bill of Rights," "The Incorporation Doctrine," Congress and Civil Liberties," and "Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire " in the Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties (forthcoming)
• Kennedy, Sheila Suess and Wolfgang Bielefeld. "Charitable Choice: First Results from Three States." Center for Urban Policy and the Environment, 2003.
• Kennedy, Sheila Suess, "Writing in Service of Thought." (commissioned chapter in Writing in the Arts, Sciences and Professional Schools at IUPUI, IUPUI Office of Campus Writing, 2002).

Courses Taught

• SPEA V540 Law and Public Affairs
• SPEA V376 Law and Public Policy
• SPEA V450/V550 Community and the Constitution
• SPEA V260 Sin and Crime
• SPEA V450/V550 Mass Media and Public Affairs
• SPEA V450/V550 Classic Confrontation: Policy Then and Now

Service

• Regular columnist for Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis Eye, Indiana Word
• Co-chair, Bulen Symposium on American Politics
• Indiana Advisory Committee , U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
• Co-chair, City-County Council Caucus 2003 Transition Team
• Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee Race Relations Advisory Council
• Board, Marion County Mental Health Assn.

Awards and Recognition

• Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 2004
• Citation of Excellence, Emerald Management Independent Review Board
• IUPUI's Outstanding Female Faculty (one of 47), 2002
• Who's Who in America 2002
• Jencks Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Law in Indiana (2002)
• Indiana Liberty Award, Lambda Legal Defense (2001)
• American Library Association, 30 th Anniversary Roll of Honor, Office for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom to Read Foundation (1999)