Faculty Published Works

Trudeau, Christopher, Improving the readability of informed consents for research at an academic medical institution, 1(6) Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 361 (2018). This study assessed the readability of Institutional Review Board-approved informed consent forms at UAMS and introduced a template to improve the readability of future consent forms. The results showed that investigators … Professor Trudeau publishes informed consent research with UAMS co-authors

DiPippa, John, Reginald Heber Smith and Justice and the Poor in the 21st Century, 40 Campbell L. Rev 73 (2018). Reginald Heber Smith’s 1919 book, Justice and the Poor, showed that poor people were denied access to the courts. Smith’s book shamed the elite bar and led to the creation of the modern legal aid … DiPippa publishes article on access to justice

Flannery, Michael, Social Security, Divorce, and the Scope of Federal Preemption, 66 Buffalo Law Review 1 (April 2018). Professor Flannery calls for congressional clarification of the scope of federal preemption under the Social Security Act with regard to the distribution of marital property upon divorce, particularly in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision … Professor Flannery publishes article on federal preemption under the Social Security Act with regard to the distribution of marital property upon divorce

Boles, Anastasia, The Culturally Proficient Law Professor: Beginning the Journey, 46 N.M. L. Rev. 145 (2018). This Article builds on prior work by examining threshold strategies individual law faculty members can implement to begin the journey of delivering culturally proficient instruction to law students and engaging in culturally proficient student interactions.

Entrikin, J. Lyn, and Richard K. Neumann Jr. Legal Drafting by Design: A Unified Approach. New York City: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business (2018). Buy it here. Designed for upper-level survey legal drafting courses, this groundbreaking text explains drafting using a common vocabulary that applies to any legal document based on a fundamental rule structure, … Professor Entrikin co-authors legal drafting coursebook

Boles, Anastasia, Seeking Inclusion from the Inside Out: Towards A Paradigm of Culturally Proficient Legal Education, 11 Charleston L. Rev. 209 (2017).

Mader, George, Generation Gaps and Ties That Bind: Constitutional Commitments and the Framers’ Bequest of Unamendable Provisions, 60 How. L.J. 483 (2017). The subject of this Article, in general, is the relationship between “We the People,” who “ordain[ed] and establish[ed]” the Constitution, and we the “Posterity” to whom the “Blessings of Liberty” were to be … Professor Mader published an article on constitutional amendments

Sullivan, J. Thomas, Arkansas, Meet Tarasoff: The Question of Expanded Liability to Third Persons for Mental Health Professionals, 69 Ark. L. Rev. 987 (2017).

Terry, Kelly, and Emily Grant and Sandra Simpson. Experiential Education in the Law School Curriculum. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press (2017). Buy here. Organized into four sections, this book discusses specific techniques for incorporating various forms of experiential education into the law school curriculum, ranging from discrete modules of experiential instruction to complete curriculum reform.

Hadden, KB; Prince, L; James, L; Holland, J; Trudeau, CR., Readability of Human Subjects Training for Research, Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 1 (2017). This article addresses the readability of CITI training modules that most researchers must take in order to conduct human subjects research. The readability of these modules are quite … Professor Trudeau publishes CITI readability article as co-author with UAMS researchers