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Justin Wert is an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma. He completed his BA at Colorado State University (1996) and his MA (2001) and PhD (2005) at the University of Pennsylvania. His dissertation, “The Not-So-Great Writ: Habeas Corpus and American Political Development,” won the American Political Science Association’s 2006 Edward S. Corwin Award. The Corwin prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of public law.

His book, Habeas Corpus and the Politics of Individual Rights, is under review at the University Press of Kansas. His awards and honors include the Edward S. Corwin Award, OU Athletics Department “Most Inspiring Faculty,” the Miller Center for Public Affairs Dissertation Fellowship (2004-05), the Lynde and Harry Bradley Dissertation Fellowship (2004-05), the Alvin Z. Rubinstein Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching (2002), and the Institute for Humane Studies Hayek Fund for Scholars (2003 & 2005). His research and teaching interests include constitutional law, civil rights and civil liberties, American political development, and American political thought. Justin and his family are the Faculty-in-Residence in Adams Tower.