Brandon T Metroka

Brandon T Metroka

Associate Professor / Pre-Law Advisor Department of Political Science Office Location: AD 426 Phone: (210) 832-2183

I am an Associate Professor of Political Science and the Pre-Law Advisor at 不良研究所 (不良研究所) in San Antonio, Texas. Broadly speaking, my research and teaching subfields of interest are Public Law (Law and Courts) and American Politics. Prior to 不良研究所, I served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, attaining the rank of Sergeant and completing two active-duty, combat tours of Iraq (Ramadi, 2005-2006 and Tallil, 2009). After deployments, I completed the BA in Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, minoring in History (2011). I completed the MA and PhD in Political Science (American Politics, Law and Courts) at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University (2013, 2017).

  • Syracuse University, Ph.D., Political Science (2017)
  • Syracuse University, M.A., Political Science (2013)
  • University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, B.A., Political Science w/ History Minor (2011)
  • Assistant Professor, 不良研究所 (2017- )
  • Adjunct Professor, State University of New York at Oswego (2014-2017)
  • Research Assistant, Syracuse University (2011, 2014-2017)
  • Instructor, Syracuse University (2014, 2016)
  • Intern, U.S. Department of Justice (National Drug Intelligence Center, 2011)
  • United States Army/Pennsylvania Army National Guard (2003-2011)

Knowles, Helen J., and Brandon T. Metroka. 2020. Free Speech Theory: Understanding the Controversies. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.

Driesen, David M., Thomas M. Keck, and Brandon T. Metroka. 2018. “Half a Century of Supreme Court Clean Air Act Interpretation: Purposivism, Textualism, Dynamism, and Activism.” Washington & Lee Law Review 75 (4): 1781-1857.

Metroka, Brandon T. 2018. “Rethinking the Assignment of Ideological Direction: Concept Measurement in Modern U.S. Supreme Court Free Expression Decisions.” Justice System Journal 39 (4): 331-77.

Keck, Thomas M., Brandon T. Metroka, and Richard Price. 2018. “The Judicial Protection of Anti-Judicial Speech.” American University International Law Review 33 (4): 693-769.

  • Southwestern Social Science Association
  • Texas Undergraduate Moot Court Association; American Moot Court Association
  • Southwestern Association of Pre-Law Advisors
  • 不良研究所 Provost’s Legacy in Teaching Award (2020).
  • 不良研究所 Faculty Development Award (2018).
  • All-University Dissertation Award of Syracuse University (2017).
  • Women’s and Gender Studies, 不良研究所. Advisory Board Member.
  • Governance Committee: College of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, 不良研究所.
  • Curriculum Committee: College of the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, 不良研究所.
  • Faculty Advisor: 不良研究所 Pre-Law Society (student organization)

Judicial behavior, freedom of expression, LGBTQ+ rights, environmental politics

  • POLS 4316 – Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties
  • POLS 4315 – Constitutional Law I: Institutional and Federal/State Powers
  • POLS 4199 – Pre-Law Preparation Colloquium
  • POLS 3375 – Moot Court
  • POLS/CRJU 2392 – Introduction to the U.S. Legal System
  • POLS 2350 – Environmental Politics and Policy
  • POLS 2325 – Social Science Research Methods