Dr. Peter J. Longo

Professor

Office: COPH 220G | Phone: (308) 865-8039 | Email: longop@unk.edu

Biography

B.A., Creighton University
J.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Hometown: Omaha-Bellevue, Nebraska
Joined UNK Faculty: 1988

Public Policy

People who study constitutional law analyze how public policy develops through courts. Important questions driving inquiry in this subfield include:

How does the formal constitution play out in the policy process?
What lessons can be learned from comparative constitutionalism and policy?
Can “good constitutionalism" lead to a "good life"?

On working with undergraduate students:
“I am privileged to have the opportunity to work with undergraduate students. I like to encourage independent thought. Part of my role is to provide challenges and their task is to respond by answering the challenges and moving well beyond the initial challenge. Further, it is important for me to encourage students to be active and engaged citizens. I have seen many of our students make tremendously positive impacts on our campus and well beyond.”

Favorite quasi-political quote:
“It's better to burn out than it is to rust”—Neil Young

Courses

Courses

Recent Publications

Longo, P.J., Falconer J., Machida, S., A View of Health as a Human Right: A Snapshot from an Honors Program (2021). Honors in Practice, 2021, Vol. 17 (forthcoming).
Longo, P.J., Great Plains Politics. (2018). University of Nebraska Press (Bison Books).
Klubertanz, J., Cummings R.G., Kashian, R. D. Longo, P.J. and Bicak, C.J., (Fall 2017).Mitigating Hunger through Transdisciplinary Collaboration. (Fall 2017) International Journal of the Academic Business World, 11, 2, 31-37.
Cummings R.G., Longo, P.J., (Spring 2017). Educators’ Challenge in Adapting to CPA Horizons 2025: A Road Map for the Future through Multidisciplinary Teams. International Journal of the Academic Business World, 11, 1, 15-18.
Workplace Religious Accommodation for Muslims and the Promise of State Constitutionalism. 2011. Co-authored With Joan Blauwkamp. Great Plains Research.
School consolidation in Nebraska: Economic efficiency vs. rural community life. 2011. Co-authored with Peter J. Longo and John Anderson. Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy.
Water Quality. Governing America: Major Policies and Decisions of Federal, State, and Local Government, eds. Paul Quirk and William Cunion. 2011
Stalking on Campus: Ensuring Security with Rights and Liberties, 2010. Co-authored with Julie Campbell. College Student Journal.
The Nebraska State Constitution: A Reference Guide, 2nd edition, Co-authored with Robert Miewald and Anthony Schutz. 2010. University of Nebraska Press