H. Abbie Erler came to Kenyon College in 2005. She has written papers on redistricting and women's representation, term limits and fiscal polity, and the president's pardon power. Her current research focuses on the president's role in the constitutional amendment process. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University.

Education

Ph.D. Yale University
M.A. Yale University
B.A. Claremont McKennaCollege

Selected Publications

"Executive Clemency or Bureaucratic Discretion? Two Models of the Pardons Process," Presidential Studies Quarterly, 37(3), 2007, 427-448.

"Legislative Term Limits and State Spending," Public Choice, 133: 479-494.

Courses Taught

PSCI 101-102 The Quest for Justice
PSCI 200 Liberal Democracy in America
PSCI 301 The American Presidency
PSCI 303 Political Parties & Elections
PSCI 310 Public Policy
WMNS 330 Feminist Theory
WMNS Feminist Methodologies