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• Judicial, congressional and executive politics and behavior
• Federalism
• Women and politics
• Election law

Professional Associations

• 1st place in the Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists 2012 Graduate Political Science Paper Competition, “Committee Requests, Assignments and the Female Representative: Evidence from the 80th-103rd Congresses.”

South Dakota Board of Regents

• Board of Regents Student Organization Academic Excellence Award: Pre-Law Society (Spring 2021)

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• Teaching
  • Edward Patrick Hogan Award for Excellence in Teaching (2021)
  • Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College Honorable Mention: Woyaksape From a Wise Owl (September 24, 2019)
  • Greek Faculty of the Month Nominee (April 2019)
  • Instructional Design Services Online Teaching Success Story: D2L Online Quizzing (April 20, 2017)
  • Thank-A-Professor Program Thank You: Civil Rights and Liberties (Fall 2016)
• Research
  • College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Research in the Social Sciences (with Evren Celik Wiltse) (2021)
• Advising & Service
  • Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College Medallion Ceremony Faculty Recognition (2022, 2023)
  • Timothy J. Nichols Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising (2023)
  • Students' Association Faculty Advisor of the Year (2022)
  • Office of International Affairs Global Achievement Award for an Academic Unit (with the School of American and Global Studies) (2022)
  • Professional Staff Council Attitude of Gratitude: LeadState (Fall 2018; Fall 2019; Fall 2020)

Professional Associations

• Dissemination
  • Southern Political Science Association's Artinian Travel Award (2018)
  • American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting Travel Grant (2015)

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• Research
  • College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Grant-Readiness Workshop Series (2019)
• Dissemination
  • Scholarly Excellence Dissemination Grant
    • Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (2020; Not accepted due to COVID-19 conference cancellation)
    • Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (2019)
    • Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association (2018)
    • Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (2016)

Grant Applications

• National Science Foundation Law and Science Program (2025-2027)
  • Collaborative Research: The Impact of Court-Curbing Bills on Supreme Court Judicial Review (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire) ($202,341)

Books

1. Celik Wiltse, Evren and Lisa Hager. 2021. "Women's Paths to Power: Female Presidents and Prime Ministers, 1960-2020." Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers.

Journal Articles

1. Hager, Lisa and Alicia Uribe-McGuire. 2024. "Judicial Guardians: Court-Curbing Bills, the Supreme Court, and Judicial Review" Journal of Law and Courts DOI: 10.1017/jlc.2023.22 (Published Online)
2. Aranda III, Florencio Urías and Lisa Hager. 2024. "Educational Attainment through Community Cultural Wealth: Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen." Journal of Latinos and Education 23(1): 29-45.
3. Hager, Lisa, Oindrila Roy, Landon E. Hancock, and Michael J. Ensley. 2019. "Selling Iran: Prospect Theory and the Campaign to Frame the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action." Congress and the Presidency 46(3): 417-445.
4. Hager, Lisa. 2018. "Are Members of Congress Simply 'Single-Minded Seekers of Reelection'?: An Examination of Legislative Behavior in the 114th Congress" P.S. Political Science and Politics 51(1): 115-118.

Book Chapters

1. Hager, Lisa. 2015. “The Predisposing, Motivating and Constraining Factors of Early Voting: Assessing the Impact of Campaign Strategies and Voting Laws.” In Culture, Rhetoric and Voting: The Presidential Election of 2012, eds. Douglas M. Brattebo, Tom Lansford, Jack Covarrubias and Robert J. Pauly. Akron: University of Akron Press.

Reference Book Entries

1. Hager, Lisa. 2018. “Common Cause.” In Money in American Politics: An Encyclopedia, ed. David A. Schultz. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
2. Hager, Lisa. 2018. “Majors v. Abell.” In Money in American Politics: An Encyclopedia, ed. David A. Schultz. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
3. Hager, Lisa. 2017. “Constitutional Interpretation.” In The State and Federal Courts: A Complete Guide to History, Powers and Controversy, ed. Christopher P. Banks. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
4. Hager, Lisa. 2017. “Court-Curbing.” In The State and Federal Courts: A Complete Guide to History, Powers and Controversy, ed. Christopher P. Banks. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
5. Hager, Lisa. 2017. “Presidential Appointments and Court Packing.” In The State and Federal Courts: A Complete Guide to History, Powers and Controversy, ed. Christopher P. Banks. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.

Book Reviews

1. Hager, Lisa. 2020. "Restoring the Global Judiciary: Why the Supreme Court Should Rule in U.S. Foreign Affairs by Martin S. Flaherty." Political Science Quarterly 135(4): 767-769.

Book Contracts

1. Access to Justice Denied: Civil Gideon and the Right to Counsel for Indigents (with Christopher P. Banks) Lexington Books (Manuscript Due March 2024)

Manuscripts Under Review

1. “Legislating Community Cultural Wealth: The Education Policy Advocacy of Latino U.S. Congressmen” (with Florencio Urías Aranda III) 
2. “To Affirm or Reverse? A Study of the Role of Certiorari Determinants on Supreme Court Outcomes” (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire) 

Working Papers

1. "Explaining Gender Differences in Legislative Effectiveness: An Examination of Committee Request Success and Bill Sponsorship in the U.S. House"
2. “Avoiding Overrides: Judicial Review Following Congressional Court-Curbing”
3. “The Motivating and Constraining Factors of Congressional Court-Curbing Bill Sponsorship”
4. "Responses to Congressional Court-Curbing by the Justices of the Supreme Court"
5. “The Influence of Court-Curbing Bills on the Supreme Court: The Impact of the Bill’s Target and Legislative Success” (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire)
6. “Single-Mindedly Seeking Reelection with Court-Curbing Bills: An Examination of Members of Congress in the 2006 and 2018 Midterm Elections” (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire)
7. “Civil Legal Aid as a Basic Human Right” (with Christopher P. Banks)
8. “The Strategic Use of Clear Statement Rules by the U.S. Supreme Court in Federalism Cases” (with Christopher P. Banks)
9. “Process Federalism in Statutory Construction Cases: The Political Representation of the States by the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts” (with Christopher P. Banks)
10. "The Cost of Indigence Under Legal Recovery and Public Defender Systems" (with Christopher P. Banks)
11. "New Federalism and the Culture Wars: Guns and LGBTQ Rights" (with Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman)
12. "Advancing a States' Rights Reading of the Establishment Clause: Assessing the Impact of Justice Clarence Thomas on Merit and Amicus Briefs" (with Christopher P. Banks and John C. Blakeman)
13. "Who Run the U.S. States? Girls!: Examining the Partisan and Gender-Based Campaign Strategies of Successful Female Candidates for Governor in 2016"

Recent Conference Presentations

1. “Explaining Gender Differences in Legislative Effectiveness: An Examination of Committee Interest and Bill Sponsorship in the U.S. House” Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (April 4-7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois). 
2. “Single-Mindedly Seeking Reelection with Court-Curbing Bills: An Examination of Members of Congress in the 2006 and 2018 Midterm Elections” (with Alicia Uribe-McGuire) Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (April 4-7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois). 
3. “Education Policy Advocacy through Community Cultural Wealth: Narratives of Latino U.S. Congressmen” (with Florencio Urías Aranda III) 2024 American Political Science Association Virtual Research Meeting (February 8-9, 2024)

Recent Professional Conference Participation

1. “Gendered Political Leadership and Responsiveness in Crisis” (Chair and Discussant) Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association (April 4-7, 2024; Chicago, Illinois).