Associate Professor & Chair

Courses Taught

• American Government and Politics
• American Political Thought
• Advanced Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice
• Law and Society
• Political Theory
• Internship in Politics

Research Interests

Professor Peabody's research interests include the separation of powers, law and politics, law and popular culture, constitutional interpretation (especially outside of courts), and legal theory.  His work has appeared in scholarly journals, law reviews, newspapers (such as the New York Times), and blogs such as the Daily Kos.

Education

• Ph.D., Political Science, University of Texas at Austin
• B.A., College of Social Studies, Wesleyan (Middletown, Connecticut)

Selected Publications

• “Constitutional Etiquette and the Fate of “Supreme Court TV.” Michigan Law Review First Impressions 106, 2007: 19-23.
• “Reversing Time’s Arrow: Law’s Reordering of Chronology, Causality, and History.”  Akron  Law Review 40, no. 4, 2007: 587-622.
• Review of J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Law and Politics Book Review, Vol. 18, No. 4 (April,  2008): 351-355.
• "Imperfect Oaths, the Primed President, and an Abundance of Constitutional Caution,"Northwestern University Law Review (June 2009).
• "How to Build A Better Confirmation Process,"Roll Call (August 2009).

Selected Presentations

• The Connecticut Urban Consortium for Teaching United States Constitutional History, “Powers of Congress: An Historical Overview” and “Conditions of the Contemporary Congress: Congressional Investigations and Hearings.”  Invited to present at the 2006 summer program, New Haven, CT.
• Midwestern Political Science Association (2006) “'Legislating From the Bench: A Typology and Defense of a Maligned Concept,” Judicial Appointments and Judicial Supremacy panel, Chicago,  IL.