About

Maureen Stobb is associate professor of political science at Georgia Southern University, where she teaches and researches in the areas of immigration law and policy, constitutional law, international law, and judicial decision-making. Previously she practiced law for seven years, primarily as an immigration and asylum attorney, and was an intern at the fifth session of the Preparatory Commission for the International Criminal Court and at Amnesty International’s London office.

Stobb's research addresses questions of the judicialization of politics, or the expansion of judicial power relative to the legislature and the executive, through reliance on courts, and the utilization of legal concepts and arguments to address public policy problems.  She examines this phenomenon in the American, comparative and international contexts. Her current research agenda focuses on examining the ways in which the law and courts patrol the boundaries of citizenship.  In this work, she draws upon her expertise in immigration, international and constitutional law.

Stobb holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Texas at Dallas and a JD from the University of Notre Dame.