Barbara O'Brien
Assistant Professor of Law
455 Law College Building
Michigan State University College of Law
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
517/432-6907
obrienb@law.msu.edu
Degrees
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2007; J.D. Order of the Coif 1996, University of Colorado School of Law; B.A. Bowdoin College
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Office Hours
Wed: 2-4 PM
Other times by appt.
Biography
Professor O’Brien joined the Law College faculty in 2006.
Experienced in both the law and psychology, Professor O’Brien completed her doctorate in psychology at the University of Michigan and served as a law clerk to the Honorable Harold A. Baker and the Honorable Michael P. McCuskey of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. She also was an assistant defender for the Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender and an adjunct professor of law for the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law.
Professor O’Brien graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Colorado School of Law where she wrote and was associate editor of the University of Colorado Law Review.
Professor O’Brien teaches Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Law College. She is also an adjunct professor in the Michigan State University Department of Psychology.