Faculty and Staff

Title: Associate Professor of Public Justice

Education:  J.D., Syracuse University

Area(s) of Specialty or Practice: Children’s Rights, Elder Law, Family Law, Women’s Rights

Courses Taught: PBJ 201, PBJ 301, PBJ 351, PBJ 361, PBJ 363, PBJ 367; PBJ 397, PBJ 401, PBJ 461

Publications:

Co-authored, with Dr. Bruce Altschuler and Dr. Celia Sgroi, a revised third edition of the text, Understanding Law in a Changing Society, Paradigm Publishers, Boulder, CO.  Published 2009.

Ryniker, Margaret R. “Employment Discrimination Faced by Lesbians.” The Journal of Lesbian Studies.  Published in 2008.  

Ryniker, Margaret, R.  3 articles in The Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties. Greenwood Press, 2006.

Co-authored, with Dr. Bruce Altschuler and Dr. Celia Sgroi, a third edition of the text, Understanding Law in a Changing Society, Paradigm Publishers, Boulder, CO.  Published 2005.

Kurst-Swanger. K. and Ryniker, M. (2003). Religion-related Crime: Documentation of Murder, Fraud, and Sexual Abuse, in Critical issues in crime and justice, 3^rd Edition, by A.R. Roberts (ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Wadsworth/West.       

Ryniker, Margaret R. “Preparing for the Real World: A Prelude to a Practicum Experience.” (with Celia Sgroi) New York Political Science Association Annual Meeting (New York City, May 1999). Published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Spring, 2002.

Ryniker, M. "Family" in:  The Encyclopedia of American Law. David A. Schultz, ed. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2001.

Kurst-Swanger, Karel, and Ryniker, Margaret R. "Pseudo-Family Abuse" article requested by the editor-in-chief of the Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention Journal, 2003.