Jennifer Barnes is a Ph.D. student from San Diego, CA.  Her primary field of study is American politics, with an emphasis on the federal judiciary.  Jennifer's research to date includes studies of the historical trends and forces guiding decisions rendered by both the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Prior to attending the University of South Carolina, Jennifer received her B.A. in political science from the University of Vermont.  Jennifer then served for three years as the coordinator of both the Adjunct Attorney and Law Clerk programs for the United States Department of Justice in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office in San Diego, CA.  After moving to South Carolina, she worked as an assistant to the Director of Legal Education at the United States Department of Justice's National Advocacy Center in Columbia, SC.

Jennifer may be contacted via email at barnesj@mailbox.sc.edu.