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Susan Park, JD

Susan Park

Associate Professor, Legal Studies in Business, Management
spark@boisestate.edu • Mail Stop: 1625
Office: MBEB 2113
Office Hours: By appointment

Susan Park is an associate professor of Legal Studies in Business. Professor Park earned her J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Idaho College of Law. Before becoming a faculty member at Boise State, she practiced law in Boise and served as a law clerk for the Chief Justice at the Idaho Supreme Court. She is also a licensed attorney (affiliate status) and member of the Idaho State Bar.

Professor Park served a six-year term on the Editorial Board of the American Business Law Journal, the premier peer-reviewed journal in business law, ending her service as Editor-in-Chief in 2022-23. She has also served as the Department Chair and Associate Department Chair of the Management Department. Her primary research interest is employment law. She has published in American Business Law Journal, Journal for Legal Studies Education, and the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal.

Education

B.A., English, University of Colorado at Boulder
J.D., summa cum laude, University of Idaho College of Law

Teaching Areas

  • Legal Environment of Business
  • Employment Law
  • Law for Managers
  • Resort and Hospitality Law

Featured Publications

  • “The Idaho Human Rights Act Is Long Overdue for a Legislative Update,” 64 Advocate 16 (2021) (co-authored with Doug Werth).
  • “The Student-University Relationship and Access to Student Online Activity,” 19 Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal 1 (2019) (co-authored with Ruth Jebe).
  • “Digital-Self Ownership: A Publicity-Rights Framework for Determining Employee Social Media Rights,” 53 American Business Law Journal 537 (2016) (co-authored with Patricia Abril).
  • “Employee Internet Privacy: A Proposed Act that Balances Legitimate Employer Rights and Employee Privacy,” 51 American Business Law Journal 779 (2014).
  • “Transforming a Legal Studies Classroom: Clickers and Engagement,” 32 Journal of Legal Studies Education 47 (2015) (co-authored with Denise Farag).
  • “Unauthorized Televised Debate Footage in Political Campaign Advertising: Fair Use and the DMCA,” 23 Southern Law Journal 29 (2013).

Awards

  • American Business Law Journal Hoeber Memorial Excellence in Research Award (2016)
  • Journal of Legal Studies Education Hoeber Memorial Excellence in Research Award (2015)
  • Boise State Golden Apple Award (2015)
  • Invited participant for American Business Law Journal (ABLJ) Invited Scholars Colloquium, Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Seattle, WA (2014)