Carla D. Pratt
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

Education:
J.D., Howard University
B.A., Texas A&M, Commerce, TX

Professor Pratt teaches and writes in the area of race and the law, with particular emphasis on the role of law in constructing Indian and African American identity. Another aspect of her scholarship examines the role of race in the legal profession. Prior to joining the Penn State Law faculty in 2000, Professor Pratt served as a New Jersey Deputy Attorney General in the civil practice division and engaged in private practice as a commercial litigator with Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP in Philadelphia. She teaches or has taught courses in Constitutional Law, Federal Indian Law, Race and American Law, and Professional Responsibility. 

Contact Information:
E-mail: cdp10@psu.edu
Phone: (717) 240-5295
Principal Office: Carlisle
Curriculum Vitae

Selected Publications:
The End of the Pipeline: A Journey of Recognition for African Americans Entering the Profession of Law (with Dr. Dorothy Evensen) (2011). 

Way to Represent: The Role of Black Lawyers in Contemporary American Democracy, 77 Fordham L. Rev. 1409 (2009).

Loving, Indian Style: Maintaining Racial Caste and Tribal Sovereignty Through Sexual Assimilation, 2007 Wisc. L. Rev. 409 (2007).