Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer is a Professor of Law at Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law where she teaches Political & Civil Right, Property, Religious Rights and the U.S. Constitution, and Taxation. Professor Knauer received a Dukeminier Award and the Stu Walter Prize from the Williams Institute at UCLA Law School for her article LGBT Elder Law: Toward Equity in Aging, 32 Harvard Journal of Law & Gender 1 (2009) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1309182). Her book, Gay and Lesbian Elders: History, Law, and Identity Politics in the U.S. (Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. 2011) focuses on the unique challenges facing gay and lesbian elders. (Introduction available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1656505). In 2002 Professor Knauer was named a University "Great Teacher" and, with her colleague Eleanor Myers, received the first annual CPR Dispute Resolution Award for teaching problem solving in the law school. Professor Knauer is also a three-time recipient of the George P. Williams Award for excellence in teaching. In 2004 Professor Knauer received the Friel-Scanlan Award for scholarship for her article Science, Identity and the Construction of the Gay Political Narrative, 12 Law & Sexuality 1 (2003) (available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=888784) She has served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and is the former Peter J. Liacouras Professor of Law. Professor Knauer's scholarship is available for one-click download at http://ssrn.com/author=359355.