Lisa M. Holmes

Associate Professor (2002)

Alma mater(s)
  • B.A., University of Vermont
  • M.A., University of Georgia
  • Ph.D., University of Georgia

BIO

Professor Holmes specializes in U.S. politics with a focus on judicial politics, constitutional law, and gender and law. Her research focuses on various issues surrounding the politics of the federal judiciary, including the selection and departure decisions of judges. She has published her work in an array of political science journals, law journals, and edited projects, and is the co-author of Judicial Process in America, published by SAGE/CQ Press. Professor Holmes has received UVM’s Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award and the UVM College of Arts and Science’s Scholar-Teacher Award. Her current research project examines the treatment of the judiciary as an issue in U.S. presidential elections.  

Area(s) of expertise

American Politics, Public Law

Bio

Professor Holmes specializes in U.S. politics with a focus on judicial politics, constitutional law, and gender and law. Her research focuses on various issues surrounding the politics of the federal judiciary, including the selection and departure decisions of judges. She has published her work in an array of political science journals, law journals, and edited projects, and is the co-author of Judicial Process in America, published by SAGE/CQ Press. Professor Holmes has received UVM’s Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award and the UVM College of Arts and Science’s Scholar-Teacher Award. Her current research project examines the treatment of the judiciary as an issue in U.S. presidential elections.  

Areas of Expertise

American Politics, Public Law