S. Liliana Mangiafico

Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science & Legal Studies

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Biography

Born in Caracas the daughter of Italian immigrants to Venezuela. My first job was in the Legal Dept. of Lagoven/Petroleos de Venezuela. Before joining Academia, I practiced public interest law in Massachusetts mostly representing individuals and families with disabilities in housing, social security, immigration and special education. I love traveling, dogs and spending time in nature. I am the very proud mom of Andrea.

Professional Activity/Presentations & Posters

  • Presenter at the one-day LWI workshop at NUSL on 12/7/2018: Challenges for non-native professors teaching a traditional LRW curriculum
  • Presenter at the Global Legal Skills Conference, Melbourne, Australia 12/12/2018: Challenges for non native professors teaching a traditional LRW curriculum
  • Co-Presenter at the GAJE conference in Bandung, Indonesia 12/5/2019: Developing virtual and long distance clinics which challenge clinical metro-normativity

Research & Creative Interests

Constitutional Constraints to Algorithmic Public Decision Making: A comparative study between Europe and USA.

Public Law, Constitutional Constraints to Algorithmic Public Decision Making, Access to Justice

Employment History

Boston University, Northeastern University
Albany Law School
Penn State Dickinson La
Advocates, Inc.

Honors/Awards

  • Top Woman of Law, Mass Lawyer’s Weekly, 2011.
  • Roberto Goldschmidt Prize to Academic Excellence, UCAB, 1995
  • Abogado “Cum Laude”

Affiliations

Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Venezuela.

Education

LL.M.
D.E.A.
J.D.

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