Susan Achury

Susan Achury is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at Lycoming College, where she teaches courses at the intersection of law and politics, including constitutional law, judicial process, and comparative politics in Latin America.

Education:

• J.D., Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• M.A., University of Texas at El Paso
• Ph.D., University of Houston, Spring 2019

Her research centers on judicial institutions and their impact on political behavior and democratic systems. She specializes in judicial politics in both the United States and Latin America, with a focus on how institutional features of judicial review—such as accessibility, non-justiciability, and internal court voting rules—influence democratic accountability and constitutional justice. She also conducts comparative studies on gender and racial representation within the U.S. judiciary, intra-party dynamics, and electoral systems.

Susan has previously held academic positions as a Visiting Lecturer at Texas Christian University (TCU) and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, demonstrating a sustained engagement with higher education and political science scholarship.

Her prior academic appointments indicate a strong foundation in comparative and American politics, particularly in legal and institutional frameworks. Though no specific grants are mentioned, her research agenda suggests active scholarly inquiry into critical dimensions of democratic governance and judicial power.

She maintains a personal website for her research and invites academic collaboration via email.