EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Educational Administration, May 1986; The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, Emphasis: Education Law
• J.D. With Distinction, May 1983; The University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa. Admitted to practice law in the state of Iowa on June 17, 1983 by examination
• B.A. With High Distinction, May 1980; The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Major: German/Secondary Education

TYPES OF LAW PRACTICE

• Education Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Employment Law, Contract Law

SKILLS

• Policy research; policy analysis; policy drafting
• Instruction and mentoring doctoral level students in-person, hybrid, and on-line
• Chairing doctoral dissertations,
• Editing academic journals and student scholarship
• Facilitating committee/group work to achieve objectives
• Curriculum development; development of on-line coursework
• Leadership
• Critical thinking
• Research and writing in a variety of formats
• Communication – oral, written, and on-line

EXPERIENCE

• Adjunct Faculty, Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs, Pace University, January 2022 to present
• Associate Professor, Educational Administration, Illinois State University, August 2000 to present, Assistant Professor, Educational Administration, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, August 1996 through July 2000
• Visiting Associate Professor of Higher Education, The University of Florida. Summer 2011.
• Assistant Professor, Educational Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, August 1995 through July 1996.
• Attorney in Private Practice, admitted to the Iowa Bar by examination, June 1983 Elizabeth T. Cooper, Attorney at Law, 1983 – 1995 Timmerman Law Offices, 2015 to present

PUBLICATIONS

• 2 Books Lugg, Elizabeth T., Susan Jacob, and Dawn M. Decker. “Ethics and the Law for School Psychologists, Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, New Jersey, 2016; 2021 Lugg, Elizabeth T. and Blacker, David J., “Professional Responsibility and Ethics for Illinois Educators, First Edition, Educator Ethics Series, Omni Publishers: Bulverde, Texas, 2010.
• 10 Book Chapters
• More than 100 Refereed and Invited Publications and Presentations in the area of P12 and Higher Education Law
• Contributor: Higher Education Court Decisions, Education Law Reporter, 2009 through present
• Editor: Education Law Update, 2020 through present
• Editor and Primary Author, Illinois School Law Quarterly and Illinois School Law and Policy Journal, 1996 through 2015

ORGANIZATIONS

• Phi Beta Kappa Senior Academic Honor Society
• Mortar Board Senior Academic Honor Society
• Iowa State Bar Association
  • Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Ethics and Professional Practices [1991 – 1995]
  • Committee on Professionalism [1990-1995]
  • Committee on Juvenile Law [1990-1995]
  • Section Council Solo and Small Firm [2016 to present]
• Johnson County Bar Association
• Education Law Association [Member, Board of Directors 2018 – 2021]
• University Council of Educational Administration