Russ's scholarship focuses broadly on issues in criminal law and criminal procedure, often investigating the interrelationship between innocence and the procedural mechanisms, like plea bargaining, used to obtain criminal convictions. A second area of interest involves the interplay of popular culture and law, including the history of the temporary insanity defense and the portrayal of the criminally insane in popular film. His most recent research projects have attempted to expand knowledge regarding the incidence and causes of wrongful convictions. Along these lines, Russ is currently researching for a book on the Troy Davis case, who was executed in 2011 after a campaign to prove his innocence failed.
Leslie's research program addresses the real ethical or policy issues facing researchers, clinicians, or policymakers in the areas of research ethics, public health, and clinical ethics. Her work in research ethics primarily has used empirical research techniques to develop evidence about best practices on difficult issues in research ethics. Her current work includes an NIH-funded project, with colleagues at Duke University, studying the use and understanding of Certificates of Confidentiality. She also is participating on an NSF-funded project, with colleagues at Georgia Tech, Emory, and Morehouse, on ethics education. Her published research includes articles on conflicts of interest, research with stored biological materials, Certificates of Confidentiality, IRB web guidance, and HIV-related laws and policies.
Jonathan's research explores a range of children's rights issues, focusing primarily on vulnerable populations. For a number of years, he has focused in particular on the issues of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children. Drawing upon literature from a range of disciplines (both within and beyond the law) as well as his experience working with NGOs, he has been exploring new ways of looking at these problems with a view to preventing the harm from occurring, rather than only seeking to prosecute perpetrators and aid survivors after the harm has occurred. In these and other projects, he has a particular interest in examining the impact of law on marginalized communities and developing frameworks for ensuring child well-being. 
Eric's research focuses on the role the Supreme Court plays and ought to play in our system of government. He is the author of the forthcoming book, "Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court Is Not a Court and Its Justices Are Not Judges," which challenges some deeply held assumptions about the Court. "Based on my descriptive account of the Court, I argue that life tenure for the Justices should be seriously reevaluated and the Court should strongly defer to the decisions of the elected branches," he says. Eric's large body of work includes pieces on areas of constitutional law such as standing and free speech in the media, as well as larger issues of constitutional interpretation. 
Wendy's research focuses on disability discrimination in American society and its intersection with education, employment, health and tort law. Her work explores the ways in which the law both influences and reflects social attitudes and stereotypes about people with disabilities, which in turn precludes or promotes their full integration into the community.
Paul has explored the legal impact of the American eugenics movement, a history that encompasses the Constitutional dimensions of reproductive rights, developed in response to practices such as compulsory sterilization or restriction of marriage choices on the grounds of race or mental disability. It also includes the use of public health law to restrict immigration of disfavored groups. This research focus has allowed Paul to cross boundaries in legal scholarship to pursue three related questions: What was the factual, political and ideological context that fostered the use of "eugenics" as the basis of legislation, what was the trajectory of litigation challenging such laws, and what impact did those laws have in the lives of people who were subject to them?
Neil teaches Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, and Legislation, and has written extensively on presidential powers, and the relationships among branches of government. He has served in the U.S. Department of Justice under both U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and former A.G. Janet Reno. 
Bill has written extensively on legal moralism, coercion, authority, obligation, legal indeterminacy, capital punishment, responsibility, rights and privacy. His peers have called him "one of the best political philosophers writing these days" and "one of the foremost thinkers" on political legitimacy and the duty to obey the law. He recently was named a Regents Professor by the Board of Regents, which represents the highest academic status bestowed by the University System of Georgia. 
Mark's scholarship over the last 30 years has focused on ways in which the law should protect consumers, primarily as it relates to checks, credit cards, debit cards, electronic transfers and online banking. A common theme in his work is the need for the law to provide consumers with basic safeguards and remedies, regardless of what payment device or system the consumer uses. His current research is on the law of mobile financial services, the law that applies when we use cell phones to conduct banking transactions.
About Patricia Morgan
An expert in the area of corporate tax and securities law, Professor Morgan authored several books and articles, pricipally in the area of tax fraud. Morgan joined the faculty in 1988, and served as the law school's Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 1991-1993.
Twice voted Professor of the Year by her students, Professor Morgan was respected, admired and held in great affection by her many friends and colleagues at the College of Law. The Patricia T. Morgan Scholarship Fund was established at the GSU College of Law in 2002.
