Teena Wilhelm

• Ph.D, University of Arizona, Political Science, 2005
• MA, University of Arizona, Political Science, 2002
• BA, Louisiana College, History, 1997

Wilhelm’s teaching and research focus on judicial institutions, constitutional law, and public land policy. She has been recognized for outstanding teaching by the School of Public and International Affairs, the Department of Political Science, the Honors Program, and the American Political Science Association. She is an affiliated faculty with the Criminal Justice Studies Program, and serves as Director of the UGA National Parks Program.

• Judicial Politics
• Constitutional Law
• Interbranch Relations
• Public Land Policy
• US National Parks

• UGA Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2026.
• APSA Law and Courts Teaching and Mentoring Award, 2024.
• Study in a Second Discipline Fellow, 2022.

2026. “Gendered Policy Leadership in the State Supreme Courts.” Political Research Quarterly. (with Rich Vining and Levi Hudson)

2026. “Judicial Institutions, Independence, and the Separation of Powers.” Political Research Quarterly. (with David Hughes)

2025. “Redistricting and Party Loyalty in the State Supreme Courts.” Journal of Law and Courts. (with Garrett VandeKamp, Austin Petrie, and Karson Pennington Ray)

2023. Administering Justice: Placing the Chief Justice in American State Politics. Michigan University Press. (with Rich Vining)