Michelle M. Kundmueller 217 O Shaughnessy Hall Notre Dame, Indiana 312-259-9316 mkundmue@nd.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. Political Science,, 2009-present Major Fields: Political Theory, American Politics M.A. Political Science,, 2004 J.D. Law School, Cum Laude, 2004 B.A. Flagler College, Summa Cum Laude, 2000 Major: Politics and Law DISSERTATION Following Odysseus Home: An Exploration of the Politics of Honor and Family in the Iliad, Odyssey, and Plato s Republic. Advisor: Catherine H. Zuckert Committee: Eileen Hunt Botting, Michael P. Zuckert PUBLICATIONS Review of Christopher N. Phillips Epic in American Culture: Settlement to Reconstruction (John Hopkins University Press, 2012). American Political Thought, forthcoming. The Application of Customary International Law in U.S. Courts: Custom, Convention, or Pseudolegislation? 28 Notre Dame Journal of Legislation 359, 2002. UNDER REVIEW Augustine, Shakespeare, and Tolkien on the Excellence of Humility in Politics. Kundmueller Curriculum Vitae 1
WORKING PAPERS The First Amendment and Georgia Constitutional History. The Problem of Dividing & Moderating Government Power while Providing for a Final, Political Judge: How Philip Hunton and John Locke Framed the Political Question to which the United States Judiciary is an Answer. TEACHING EXPERIENCE, CERTIFICATION, AND TRAINING Instructor,, Constitutional Law, Spring 2012 Teaching Assistant,, Comparative Law, Professor Emilia Powell, Fall 2013 American Political Thought, Professor Phillip Munoz, Spring 2011 Constitutional Law, Professor Donald Kommers, Fall 2010 Striving for Excellence in Teaching Certificate, Kaneb Center, 2012 Workshops, Kaneb Center, Articulating Learning Objectives, 2011 Applying Principles of How Learning Works, 2011 Teaching and Evaluating Oral Communication, 2012 Communicating in the Classroom, 2012 Helping Students in Distress, 2012 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Odysseus and the Myth of Er: On the Desire for Homecoming. American Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2013. Explaining Odysseus Choice of Reincarnation in the Myth of Er. Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2013. Explaining Odysseus Choice of Reincarnation in the Myth of Er. Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2013. Augustine, Shakespeare, and Tolkien on Our Ability to Benefit from Humility in Politics. Southern Political Science Annual Association Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2013. The Religion Clause of the United States Constitution and Georgia Constitutional History. Southern Political Science Association Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2013. Kundmueller Curriculum Vitae 2
OTHER CONFERENCE ACTIVITY Discussant, Poetry, Imagination, and Political Thought. Midwest Political Science Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 2012. INVITED TALKS Homecoming, Recognition, and the Moral Ambiguity of the Lying King in the Odyssey. Honors Humanities Class Lecture,, 2012. Life, Law, and Graduate School: Making Good Choices without Putting Life on Hold. Graduate School Choices Presentation,, 2010. The Tragedy of Eros and the Downfall of the Best City. Humane Studies Fellowship Research Colloquium, Arlington, Virginia, 2010. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Attorney, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2009 Drafted briefs and researched numerous constitutional issues, including Fifth Amendment Due Process, Equal Protection, war powers, separation of powers, the Takings Clause, the Tenth Amendment, the Commerce Clause, the Twenty- First Amendment, and state constitutional issues. Crafted constitutional defenses novel to the industry to defend military contractors from claims arising from products made for the military during World War II. Represented Tanzanian woman in successful asylum claim. Legal Intern, Notre Dame Immigration Clinic, South Bend, Indiana, 2001 Represented numerous African women in successful asylum claims based upon political, religious, racial, and gender-related persecution. Legal Research Intern, Jus Vitae, Notre Dame, Indiana, 2001 Researched legal status of cryopreserved pre-embryos in support of model legislation drafting. Freelance Editor, St. Augustine, Florida, 1996-1999 Edited two book length manuscripts, The Redtape Letters and The Success State of Mind. SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND HONORS Notre Dame Graduate Teaching Fellow, 2013-2014 (declined) Kundmueller Curriculum Vitae 3
Notre Dame Departmental Scholarship and Fellowship, 2009-2014 Intercollegiate Studies Institute Weaver Fellow, 2013-2014 Institute for Humane Studies Fellow, 2010-2014 Notre Dame Law School Scholar, 2000-2003 President Proctor Scholarship, Flagler College, 1999-2000 Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship, 1999-2000 Delta Study Abroad Scholarship, for study in Aix-en-Provence, France, 1998 LANGUAGES Intermediate Ancient Greek Proficient French PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Midwest Political Science Association, 2012-present American Political Science Association, 2013-present Illinois Bar Association, 2005-present Kundmueller Curriculum Vitae 4
REFERENCES Catherine H. Zuckert Reeves Dreux Professor of Political Science 574-631-6623 czuckert@nd.edu Michael P. Zuckert Nancy R. Dreux Professor 574-631-8050 zuckert.1@nd.edu Mary M. Keys Associate Professor 574-631-6921 mkeys1@nd.edu Arthur S. Vanden Houten Associate Professor of Political Science Flagler College Department of Liberal Studies 74 King Street St. Augustine, Florida 32084 904-819-6274 vandena@flagler.edu Eileen Hunt Botting Associate Professor 217 O Shaughnessy Hall 574-631-4405 ehunt@nd.edu Kundmueller Curriculum Vitae 5