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Erin F. Delaney

Professor of Law, Pritzker School; Professor of Political Science (by courtesy)

A.B.: Harvard College; Ph.D.: University of Cambridge; J.D.: New York University School of Law

Interests

Research Interest(s): Comparative Constitutional Law; Constitutional Law; Federalism; Immigration Law

Program Area(s): Law and Politics

Regional Specialization(s): United States

Biography

Erin F. Delaney is Professor of Law with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Political Science. Her scholarship explores constitutionalism in comparative perspective, focusing on federalism and judicial design. She was named the 2022 Federal Scholar in Residence at Eurac Research’s Institute for Comparative Federalism in Bolzano, Italy, and she has previously held the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in the Theory and Practice of Constitutionalism and Federalism at McGill University. She has also held research fellowships at Edinburgh University and the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She has been honored with a number of teaching awards, including the 2015 Childres Award for outstanding teaching at Northwestern, and the 2020 Harvard Law School Student Government Teaching and Advising Award.

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Courses taught

  • U.S. Constitutional Law
  • Immigration Law
  • Constitutional Design

Awards

  • Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in the Theory and Practice of Constitutionalism and Federalism, McGill University, September-December 2014
  • Walter Bagehot Prize, United Kingdom Political Studies Association, best doctoral dissertation in government and public administration, 2004
  • Outstanding Professor in a First-Year Course (Law School), 2014