Professor/Chair
Political Science
Breiseth Hall Breiseth Hall 327D
kyle.kreider@wilkes.edu
(570) 408-4473
Professor Kreider holds a B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from Millersville University and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Temple University. Dr. Kreider's teaching interests include Public Law and American Government. His research interests include the interactions of law and social science, the Supreme Court's treatment of political parties, and election law.
Books
Voting Rights, Disputed Elections, and Electoral Reform, with Thomas J. Baldino. Greenwood
Press. February 2010.
Campaign Rules: A Reference and Documentary Guide, with Thomas J. Baldino. Greenwood
Press, Forthcoming, 2011. Book Chapters
鈥淭he 2006 Pennsylvania Senate Race,鈥 in The Battle for Congress: Iraq, Scandal, and
Campaign Finance in the 2006 Election (David Magleby and Kelly D. Patterson, eds.),
with Robin Kolodny, Stephen Medvic, and Daniel Shea. Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers
(2008)
Articles
鈥淭he 2000 Pennsylvania Thirteenth Congressional District Race,鈥 in Election Advocacy:
Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 2000 Congressional Races (David Magleby, ed.)
PS: Political Science and Politics (June 2001), with Robin Kolodny and Sandra Suarez.
Encyclopedia Entries
鈥淚nchoate Offenses.鈥 In Encyclopedia of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, edited by
Otis M. Stephens, Jr., and John M. Scheb II. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006
鈥淭he Religious Right.鈥 In Encyclopedia of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, edited
by Otis M. Stephens, Jr., and John M. Scheb II. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
鈥淔reedom of Assembly.鈥 In Encyclopedia of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, edited
by Otis M. Stephens, Jr., and John M. Scheb II. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006.
鈥淏ranti v. Finkel (1980).鈥 In Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, edited by David
L. Hudson, David A. Schultz, and John R. Vile. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2007.
鈥淕ood News Club v. Milford Central School (2000).鈥 In Encyclopedia of the First Amendment,
edited by David L. Hudson, David A. Schultz, and John R. Vile. Washington, D.C.: CQ
Press, 2007.
鈥淐ity of Erie v. PAP鈥檚 AM (2000).鈥 In Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, edited
by David L. Hudson, David A. Schultz, and John R. Vile. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press,
2007.
鈥淪torer v. Brown (1974).鈥 In Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, edited by David
L. Hudson, David A. Schultz, and John R. Vile. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2007.
鈥淏urdick v. Takushi (1992).鈥 In Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, edited by David
L. Hudson, David A. Schultz, and John R. Vile. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2007.
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Constitution, David Schultz, ed. (Forthcoming, 2008) Ewing
v. California (2003) Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New Party (1997)
Encyclopedia of the Fourth Amendment (CQ Press, Forthcoming, 2010) DUI Checkpoints
Ferguson v. Charleston (2001) Arizona v. Gant (2009)
The Encyclopedia of American Law and Criminal Justice (Forthcoming, 2010) Daubert
v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993) Rhode Island v. Innis (1981)
Book Reviews
Social Capital in the City: Community and Civil Life in Philadelphia, by Richardson
Dilworth (ed)
(Forthcoming in Commonwealth)
Taking on the Pledge of Allegiance: The News Media and Michael Newdow鈥檚 Constitutional
Challenge, by Ronald Bishop, 18:10 The Law and Politics Book Review 924 (October 2008)
The Constitution鈥檚 Text in Foreign Affairs, by Michael D. Ramsey, 17:11 The Law and
Politics Book Review 831 (November 2007)
Executive Orders and the Modern Presidency: Legislating from the Oval Office, by Adam
Warber. 16:6 The Law and Politics Book Review 434 (June 2006)
Revolution by Judiciary: The Structure of American Constitutional Law, by Jed Rubenfeld.
15:9 The Law and Politics Book Review 867 (September 2005)
Law, Justice, and Power: Between Reason and Will, by Sinkwan Cheng (ed). 15:1 The
Law and Politics Book Review 30 (January 2005)
Pennsylvania Constitutional Development, by Rosalind Branning. 13 Commonwealth 136
(March 2007) Conference Presentations
鈥淐lingman v. Beaver (2005), Political Parties, and Political Scientists: Some Thoughts
on Political Science and the Supreme Court鈥檚 Political Party Jurisprudence鈥 Southern
Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Atlanta, Georgia) (January 5-8, 2006)
鈥淧olitical Scientists, Political Parties and the Court: A New Model for Amicus Curiae
Briefs鈥 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Chicago, Illinois) (April
2005)
鈥淏eaver v. Clingman, Political Scientists, and Political Parties: Some Thoughts on
Political Science and the Supreme Court鈥檚 Political Party Jurisprudence鈥 Pennsylvania
Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (March 31-April
1, 2005)
鈥淥ut of Circuit: An Analysis of the Effect of Appeals Court Decisions Outside Their
Circuit鈥 Northeastern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania) (November 2005)
鈥淲ith All Deliberate Ignorance? The Role of Political Science in the Supreme Court鈥檚
Political Party Cases.鈥 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (New
Orleans, Louisiana) (January 8-10, 2004)
鈥淎s Their Worlds Turn: Political Science, Law and FEC v. Colorado Republican Federal
Campaign Committee (2001).鈥 Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting
(Savannah, Georgia) (November 6-9, 2002)
Other Conference Activity
Discussant, Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Elizabethtown,
Pennsylvania) (March 2009)
Discussant, Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania) (March 2008)
Discussant, Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Atlanta, Georgia)
(January 2006)
Section Chair, Judicial Politics, Pennsylvania Political Science Association (2006
鈥 2009)
Discussant and Participant in Roundtable Discussion on 鈥淲hat to Expect with the Roberts
Court,鈥 Pennsylvania Political Science Association Annual Meeting (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
(March 2006)
Carpenter Award for Teaching Excellence (2010)
鈥淥utstanding Faculty鈥 designation (Fall 2010)
鈥淥utstanding Faculty鈥 designation (Fall 2009)
鈥淥utstanding Faculty鈥 designation (Fall 2008)
Outstanding New Faculty (Fall 2007)