Lehigh University's College of Education


Spring/Summer 2008

KATHLEEN CONN, PH.D., J.D., LL.M., is a scientist, attorney, and educator, with teaching and administrative experience in K-16 public and private schools. As a public school educator, she taught science, and served as a K-12 Curriculum Supervisor for Science and Technology Education and as an elementary principal, where she gained practical experience in special education issues. She recently returned to higher education and now teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in the Education Department at Neumann College, Aston, PA. She also teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Widener University School of Law, where she received her law degrees. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar and has been admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kathleen's publications span the fields of science, education, and law. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and two books published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), The Internet and the Law: What Educators Need to Know, and Bullying and Harassment: A Legal Guide for Educators (available with Study Guides at www.ascd.org). She presents teacher workshops and inservices and consults in the fields of science safety, teacher liability, and bullying (including cyberbullying) and sexual harassment in schools.