Brandon T Metroka

I am an Associate Professor of Political Science and the Pre-Law Advisor at University of the Incarnate Word (校本) in San Antonio, 德州. 一般来说, my research and teaching subfields of interest are Public Law (Law and Courts) and American Politics. 在uw之前, I served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, attaining the rank of Sergeant and completing two active-duty, combat tours of Iraq (Ramadi, 2005-2006 and Tallil, 2009). 部署后, I completed the BA in Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, minoring in 历史 (2011). I completed the MA and PhD in Political Science (American Politics, Law and Courts) at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University (2013, 2017).

• Syracuse University, Ph.D., Political Science (2017)
• Syracuse University, M.A., Political Science (2013)
• University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, B.A., Political Science w/ 历史 Minor (2011)

• Assistant Professor, University of the Incarnate Word (2017- )
• Adjunct Professor, State University of New York at Oswego (2014-2017)
• Research Assistant, Syracuse University (2011, 2014-2017)
• Instructor, Syracuse University (2014, 2016)

• 实习生,你.S. Department of Justice (National Drug Intelligence Center, 2011)
• United States Army/Pennsylvania Army National Guard (2003-2011)

海伦·J·诺尔斯.，和Brandon T。. Metroka. 2020. Free Speech Theory: Understanding the Controversies. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

戴维·M·德里森.托马斯·M. Keck，和Brandon T。. Metroka. 2018. “Half a Century of Supreme Court Clean Air Act Interpretation: Purposivism, 校勘学, 活力, 和行动.“华盛顿 & Lee Law Review 75 (4): 1781-1857.

Brandon T . Metroka报道. 2018. “Rethinking the Assignment of Ideological Direction: Concept Measurement in Modern U.S. Supreme Court Free Expression Decisions.” Justice System Journal 39 (4): 331-77.

托马斯·凯克.——布兰登·T. Metroka, and Richard Price. 2018. “The Judicial Protection of Anti-Judicial Speech.” American University International Law Review 33 (4): 693-769.

• Southwestern Social Science Association
• 德州 本科 Moot Court Association; American Moot Court Association
• Southwestern Association of Pre-Law Advisors

• University of the Incarnate Word Provost’s Legacy in Teaching Award (2020).
• University of the Incarnate Word 教师 Development Award (2018).
• All-University Dissertation Award of Syracuse University (2017).

• Women’s and Gender Studies, University of the Incarnate Word. Advisory Board Member.
• Governance Committee: College of the Humanities, 艺术, and Social Sciences, University of the Incarnate Word.
• Curriculum Committee: College of the Humanities, 艺术, and Social Sciences, University of the Incarnate Word.
• 教师 Advisor: 校本 Pre-Law Society (student organization)

Judicial behavior, freedom of expression, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental politics

• POLS 4316 – Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties
• POLS 4315 – Constitutional Law I: Institutional and Federal/State Powers
• POLS 4199 – Pre-Law Preparation Colloquium
• POLS 3375 – Moot Court
• POLS/CRJU 2392 – Introduction to the U.S. 法律体系
• POLS 2350 – Environmental Politics and Policy
• POLS 2325 – Social Science Research Methods