Lisa Hager

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (2016)
-Fields: American Politics and Policy; Justice Politics and Policy

-Dissertation: The Legal, Institutional and Political Factors of Congressional Court-Curbing: The Purpose and Seriousness of Attempts to Constrain the United States Supreme Court

MA, Political Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (2013)

BA, Political Science, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa (2009)

Profile Last Updated: 12/24/2023

Academic Interests

~Research Affiliations~

South Dakota State University (SDSU) Polling Project (Fall 2020-present)

~Research Interests~

Judicial, Congressional and Executive Politics and Behavior

Federalism

Women and Politics

Election Law

~Teaching Interests~

American Political Institutions
-Congress, the Supreme Court and the Presidency

Constitutional Law
-Civil Rights and Liberties and Governmental Powers

Political Behavior
-Political Parties, Interest Groups and Campaigns and Elections

Public Policy

Women and Politics

Quantitative Political Methods

Academic Responsibilities

~Courses Taught~

Introductory Courses
-American Government (Fall 2016; Spring 2017; Fall 2017; Fall 2020 [Online] | Spring 2021; Fall 2022)

-Introduction to Moot Court (Spring 2019; Spring 2020: Hybrid due to COVID-19; Spring 2022; Spring 2023; Fall 2023)

-State & Local Government (Spring 2020: Hybrid due to COVID-19; Fall 2021)

Upper-Division Courses
-Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties (Fall 2016; Fall 2018; Fall 2020: Hybrid due to COVID-19; Fall 2021; Fall 2022; Fall 2023)

-Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers (Fall 2017; Spring 2019; Fall 2019; Spring 2021; Spring 2022; Spring 2023; Fall 2023)

-Internship (Fall 2019; Spring 2020; Fall 2020; Spring 2021; Summer 2021; Spring 2022; Summer 2022; Spring 2023; Summer 2023)

-U.S. Congress (Spring 2019; Spring 2021; Spring 2023)

-Politics of Inequality (Spring 2018; Fall 2019; Fall 2022)

-Interest Groups & Lobbying (Fall 2019; Spring 2022)

-Courts & Judicial Politics (Spring 2018; Fall 2021)

-The American Presidency (Fall 2018; Fall 2020: Hybrid due to COVID-19)

-The President and the Congress (Spring 2017)

Independent Studies
-Partisan and Gender-Based Campaign Strategies of Female Senate Candidates (Spring 2021)

-Running for Congress as a Moderate (Spring 2020)

-States' Rights Arguments in Supreme Court Litigation (Spring 2020)

-Individualism in the U.S. Senate [Honors] (Fall 2017)

-Women Executives Around the World (Spring 2017) [with Evren Celik Wiltse]

~Recent Guest Lectures~

“Internships and Study Abroad” Introduction to American and Global Studies (with Will Prigge, José Alvarez, and Molly Enz) (September 19, 2023)

“Student Clubs Panel” Introduction to American and Global Studies (with Marie-Pierre Baggett, Molly Enz, Luz Angelica Kirschner, Will Prigge, Eckhard Rolz, David L. Wiltse and Graham Wrightson) (August 29, 2023)

~Advising~

Lobbying and Government Advocacy Certificate (Fall 2022-present)

Graduate Faculty Representative
-Amanda Noonan, DNP (Fall 2023- present)

-Jessica Speiser, MA, Wildlife and Fisheries Science (Spring 2022-present)

-Devan Schaefer, MS, Economics (Spring 2023)

Political Science Internship Coordinator (Fall 2019-present)

Legal Studies Minor (Spring 2017-present)

Pre-Law Society (Spring 2017-present)

LeadState (Fall 2018-May 2022)
-Coach (Fall 2018; Spring 2019; Fall 2019; Spring 2020)

-Facilitation Team (Fall 2020; Spring 2021)

Honors College Independent Study Mentor (Fall 2017-Spring 2018)
-Viraj Patel "Individualism in the U.S. Senate: A Case Study of Senator John McCain," Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Day (URSCAD) (April 3, 2018; Brookings, South Dakota). [Poster Presentation; Fishback Honors College Poster Award]

Committee Activities

~University Service~

Ethics Lab Advisory Committee (Spring 2018-present)

Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Advisory Committee (Fall 2016-present)
-Social Media & Website Subcommittee (Fall 2019-present)

-April Brooks Women of Distinction Awards Subcommittee (Spring 2018)

Students' Association Lunch and Learn (September 14 & 15, 2022)

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Council (Fall 2017-Spring 2022)
-Chair (Fall 2019-Spring 2020)

-College Awards Subcommittee (Fall 2018)

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Challenge Fund Review Committee (Spring 2022)

Undergraduate Research Grant Review Committee (Spring 2020; Spring 2021; Spring 2022)

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Continuity of Operations Committee (Spring 2020)

Meet State (Fall 2018; Fall 2019)

International Conference on Global Human Rights Planning Committee (Spring 2018-Fall 2018)

~School Service~

Visibility and Awards Committee (August 2021-present)

J.P. Hendrickson Scholarship Selection Committee (September 2016; September 2017; September 2018; September 2019; October 2020; September 2021; September 2022; October 2023)

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Assistant Professor Search Committee: Cultural Theory Line (Fall 2022-Spring 2023)

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Assistant Professor Search Committee: Wizipan Leadership and Sustainability Certificate Line (Fall 2022)

American Indian and Indigenous Studies Assistant Professor Search Committee Chair: Public Policy or Public Administration Line (Fall 2022)

Awards and Honors

~Professional Associations~

1st Place in the Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists 2012 Graduate Political Science Paper Competition, “Committee Requests, Assignments, and the Female Representative: Evidence from the 80th-103rd Congresses.”

~South Dakota State University~

Teaching
-Edward Patrick Hogan Award for Excellence in Teaching (2021)

-Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College Honorable Mention: Woyaksape From a Wise Owl (September 24, 2019)

-Greek Faculty of the Month Nominee (April 2019)

-Instructional Design Services Online Teaching Success Story: D2L Online Quizzing (April 20, 2017)

-Thank-A-Professor Program Thank You: Civil Rights and Liberties (Fall 2016)

Research
-College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Research in the Social Sciences (with Evren Celik Wiltse) (2021)

Service
-Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College Medallion Ceremony Faculty Recognition (2022, 2023)

-Timothy J. Nichols Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising (2023)

-Students' Association Faculty Advisor of the Year (2022)

-Office of International Affairs Global Achievement Award for an Academic Unit (with the School of American and Global Studies) (2022)

-Board of Regents Student Organization Academic Excellence Award: Pre-Law Society (Spring 2021)

-Professional Staff Council Attitude of Gratitude: LeadState (Fall 2018; Fall 2019; Fall 2020)

Grants

~Professional Associations~

Southern Political Science Association's Artinian Travel Award (2018)

American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting Travel Grant (2015)

~South Dakota State University~

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Grant-Readiness Workshop Series (2019)

Scholarly Excellence Dissemination Grant
-Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (2020; Not accepted due to COVID-19 conference cancellation)

-Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (2019)

-Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association (2018)

-Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (2016)

~Fellowship Applications~

"The Impact of Political Polarization on the Supreme Court's Response to Congressional Court-Curbing Bills: An Examination of the Exercise of Judicial Review" ($200,000) (Collaborative Research with Alicia Uribe-McGuire)

Professional Memberships

American Political Science Association
-Law and Courts

-Legislative Studies

-Women and Politics Research

Midwest Political Science Association

Southern Political Science Association
-SPSA Women

Western Association of Prelaw Advisors

Work Experience

~Fellowships~

American Political Science Association’s Congressional Fellowship Program (2015-2016) | Legislative Assistant for Representative Daniel Lipinski (D-IL-3)
-Policy Areas: Education, Agriculture, Government Operations, Campaign Finance Reform, Voting Rights and Native Americans

-Science, Space and Technology Committee

-STEM Education Caucus

~Recent Professional Development~

Government Programs
-"Opportunities in Political Science for U.S. Fulbright Scholar Applicants" (June 14, 2023)

South Dakota State University
-"Office of Academic Affairs and the Division of Research and Economic Development Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Challenge Fund Webinar" (December 6, 2023)

-"2023 Instructional Design Summer eLearning Academy - Gear Up for Fall 2023: A One Day Bootcamp to Boost Your D2L Preparedness!" (May 15, 2023)

-"Maximizing Student Learning with ChatGPT: Choosing the Right Teaching Resources" (February 7, 2023)

Area(s) of Research

~Books~

Celik Wiltse, Evren and Lisa Hager. 2021. "Women's Paths to Power: Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1960-2020." Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

~Journal Articles~

Hager, Lisa and Alicia Uribe-McGuire. 2024. "Judicial Guardians: Court-Curbing Bills, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review" Journal of Law and Courts (Accepted; Forthcoming)

Aranda III, Florencio Urías and Lisa Hager. 2022. "Educational Attainment through Community Cultural Wealth: Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen." Journal of Latinos and Education DOI: 10.1080/15348431.2022.2104848

Hager, Lisa, Oindrila Roy, Landon E. Hancock, and Michael J. Ensley. 2019. "Selling Iran: Prospect Theory and the Campaign to Frame the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action." Congress & the Presidency 46(3): 417-445.

Hager, Lisa. 2018. "Are Members of Congress Simply 'Single-Minded Seekers of Reelection'?: An Examination of Legislative Behavior in the 114th Congress" P.S. Political Science & Politics 51(1): 115-118.

~Book Chapters~

Hager, Lisa. 2015. “The Predisposing, Motivating, and Constraining Factors of Early Voting: Assessing the Impact of Campaign Strategies and Voting Laws.” In Culture, Rhetoric, and Voting: The Presidential Election of 2012, eds. Douglas M. Brattebo, Tom Lansford, Jack Covarrubias, and Robert J. Pauly. Akron: University of Akron Press.

~Reference Book Entries~

Hager, Lisa. 2018. “Common Cause.” In Money in American Politics: An Encyclopedia, ed. David A. Schultz. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Hager, Lisa. 2018. “Majors v. Abell.” In Money in American Politics: An Encyclopedia, ed. David A. Schultz. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Hager, Lisa. 2017. “Constitutional Interpretation.” In The State and Federal Courts: A Complete Guide to History, Powers and Controversy, ed. Christopher P. Banks. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
-Library Journal's Best Reference Titles in Law & Politics of 2017

Hager, Lisa. 2017. “Court-Curbing.” In The State and Federal Courts: A Complete Guide to History, Powers and Controversy, ed. Christopher P. Banks. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
-Library Journal's Best Reference Titles in Law & Politics of 2017

Hager, Lisa. 2017. “Presidential Appointments and Court Packing.” In The State and Federal Courts: A Complete Guide to History, Powers and Controversy, ed. Christopher P. Banks. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
-Library Journal's Best Reference Titles in Law & Politics of 2017

~Book Reviews~

Hager, Lisa. 2020. "Restoring the Global Judiciary: Why the Supreme Court Should Rule in U.S. Foreign Affairs by Martin S. Flaherty." Political Science Quarterly 135(4): 767-769.

~Book Contracts~

Access to Justice Denied: Civil Gideon and the Right to Counsel for Indigents (with Christopher P. Banks) Lexington Books (Manuscript Due March 2024)

~Working Papers~

"Explaining Gender Differences in Legislative Effectiveness: An Examination of Committee Request Success and Bill Sponsorship in the U.S. House"

“Avoiding Overrides: Judicial Review Following Congressional Court-Curbing”

“The Motivating and Constraining Factors of Congressional Court-Curbing Bill Sponsorship”

"Responses to Congressional Court-Curbing by the Justices of the Supreme Court"

"Judicial Review and Reversal" (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire)

“Civil Legal Aid as a Basic Human Right” (with Christopher P. Banks)

“The Strategic Use of Clear Statement Rules by the U.S. Supreme Court in Federalism Cases” (with Christopher P. Banks)

“Process Federalism in Statutory Construction Cases: The Political Representation of the States by the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts” (with Christopher P. Banks)

"The Cost of Indigence Under Legal Recovery and Public Defender Systems" (with Christopher P. Banks)

"New Federalism and the Culture Wars: Guns and LGBTQ Rights" (with Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman)

"Advancing a States' Rights Reading of the Establishment Clause: Assessing the Impact of Justice Clarence Thomas on Merit and Amicus Briefs" (with Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman)

"Education Policy Advocacy through Community Cultural Wealth: Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen" (with Florencio Urías Aranda III)

"Who Run the U.S. States? Girls!: Examining the Partisan and Gender-Based Campaign Strategies of Successful Female Candidates for Governor in 2016"

~Recent Conference Presentations~

"The Influence of Court-Curbing Bills on the Supreme Court: The Impact of the Bill's Target and Legislative Success," (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire) Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (April 13-16, 2023; Chicago, Illinois). [Virtual Participation]

"Judicial Review and Reversal," (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire) Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association (January 11-14, 2023; St. Pete Beach, Florida). [Non-Presenting Author]

~Forthcoming Conference Presentations~

“Explaining Gender Differences in Legislative Effectiveness: An Examination of Desirable Committee Assignments and Bill Sponsorship in the U.S. House” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (April 4-7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois).

“Single-Mindedly Seeking Reelection with Court-Curbing Bills: An Examination of Members of Congress in the 2006 and 2018 Midterm Elections” (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire) Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (April 4-7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois). [Forthcoming]

“Education Policy Advocacy through Community Cultural Wealth: Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen” (with Florencio Urías Aranda III) 2024 American Political Science Association Virtual Research Meeting (February 8-9, 2024) [Forthcoming]

~Forthcoming Conference Participation~

“Gendered Political Leadership and Responsiveness in Crisis” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (April 4-7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois).

~Professional Service~

American Political Science Association
-Congressional Fellowship Program Review Panel for 2022-2023 Fellowships (Spring 2022; Spring 2023)

Academic Journal Manuscript Reviewer
-American Politics Research

-Law & Society Review

-Publius: The Journal of Federalism

Undergraduate Journal Manuscript Reviewer
-Alethia--The Alpha Chi Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship

Textbook Reviewer
-McGraw Hill

-Oxford University Press

-Pearson

-SAGE Publishing

-Rowman & Littlefield

-W.W. Norton & Company

Applications of Research

~Recent Media Appearances~

Statewide News Outlets
-“Looking Ahead at the 2024 Presidential Election” In the Moment (with David L. Wiltse) (November 8, 2023)

-“American Politics and the Conflict in the Middle East” In the Moment (with David L. Wiltse) (October 11, 2023)

-“Congress Returns to Work to Avert Government Shutdown” In the Moment (with David L. Wiltse) (September 6, 2023)

-"Why Hasn't a Lawsuit Challenged SD's Trans Health Care Ban?" South Dakota Searchlight (August 4, 2023)

-"Weighing in on Recent U.S. Supreme Court Cases" South Dakota Public Broadcasting: In the Moment (with David L. Wiltse) (June 12, 2023)

-"Winners of the Debt Ceiling Showdown and New Republican Candidates" South Dakota Public Broadcasting: In the Moment (with David L. Wiltse) (June 8, 2023)

University Newspapers
-"SD Supreme Court Visits Campus, Hosts Public Arguments" the Collegian (March 28, 2023)

~Recent Public Appearances~
-"Arguing Before the South Dakota Supreme Court Panel Discussion Moderator (with Neil Fulton) South Dakota Supreme Court Spring 2023 Traveling Term (March 22, 2023)

-"Clerking for the South Dakota Supreme Court Panel Discussion Moderator (with Greg Sattizahn) (March 22, 2023)

~Recent Invited Presentations~

"Understanding and Influencing Local Government" South Dakota Voices of Peace Cohort of Courage: Youth Advocates (June 2, 2023)