Laura Dannebohm
Chair, Division of Law and Justice
Associate Professor
Associate Professor Laura Dannebohm received her Juris Doctor degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, with a concentration in Constitutional Law and Civil Rights, and a Master of Arts degree from Bowling Green State University in English, with a specialization in Professional Writing and Rhetoric.
Professor Dannebohm has over 12 years’ experience in the corrections field, working within correctional facilities, community corrections, and in central administration. In addition, Professor Dannebohm was Assistant Dean at Indiana Tech University Law School, responsible for accreditation matters and instructional design as well as teaching. Before that, she was Director of Academic Services, preparing students to pass the bar examination. Professor Dannebohm has been a licensed attorney for 11 years and has practiced in a variety of areas. She also has published works on academic and writing topics and has several articles in progress related to the criminal justice field.
Courses (past and present)
- CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJ 200 Introduction to Corrections
- CJ 202 Introduction to Law & Justice
- CJ 300 Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Corrections
- CJ 302 The Juvenile Justice System
- CJ 330 Ethics in the Criminal Justice System
- CJ 400 Advanced Seminar in Corrections
- LW 101 Introduction to Law
- LW 103 Legal Research
- LW 370 Rights, Liberties, and Justice: US Constitutional Law
Hilbert Committees
Undergraduate Online Course Committee
Institutional Advancement Committee
Website Committee
Areas of Expertise
Law; correctional facilities, field services, and central administration; program accreditation; and teaching.
Professional Memberships/Board Appointments
Michigan Bar Association
Professional Research/Published Works/Presentations
Dannebohm, Laura M., “Technical Communication: More Than Writing or Speech” (2019). Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects. 46. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/ms_english/46.
Laura Dannebohm, et al., Using a Case-Progression Approach to Mapping Learning Outcomes and Developing Assessments, Detroit Mercy Law Review (2017).
Laura Dannebohm & Adam Lamparello, The Death of Academic Support: Creating a Truly Experiential, Integrated, and Assessment-Driven Academic Success and Bar Preparation Program, 42 Mitchell Hamline Law Review 110, (2016).
Laura Dannebohm, A Local Attorney with Local Pride, The Brief, April, 2016, at 5.
