Michael A. Dichio

Michael A. Dichio is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Utah, where he teaches constitutional law, American political thought, and judicial politics. His research focuses on American political and constitutional development, particularly how judicial institutions are created and evolve, and how political actors inside and outside of courts use these institutions to shape constitutional change, federalism, and state building. His work has been published in SUNY Press’s American Constitutionalism Series, Studies in American Political Development, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, and Just Security, among other venues. He also serves as Special Issue Editor for Publius’s “Annual Review of American Federalism.” He holds a Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University and an honors degree in Political Science and History from Boston College.