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Dr. Sharon O'Brien

Associate Professor & Graduate Advisor,
Global Indigneous Nations Studies
Associate Professor, Political Science
Email: obrien@ku.edu
Phone: 785-864-9057
Office: 519 A Blake Hall & Room 6 Lippincott Hall

Research Interests

Sharon O'Brien (Ph.D., Oregon)
Professor O'Brien is an Associate Professor of Global Indigenous Nations Studies and Political Science. She published: American Indian Tribal Governments, and several articles and law reviews concerning rights of American Indians. Co-Director of Tribal Law and Government Center, University of Kansas School of Law. GINSP Graduate Student Advisor.