Dr. Ronald Steiner is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at Chapman University in Orange County, California. He earned a B.A. (English) from Lafayette College; an M.A. (Political Science) from University of Delaware; a JD (Order of the Coif) from the University of Southern California Law School; and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Steiner served as a clerk for Judge Ferdinand F. Fernandez of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and as an extern for Justice Miriam Vogel of the California Court of Appeal. He worked for several years with the major international law firm of Sidley Austin, handing appellate and law-intensive litigation, including telecommunications regulatory proceedings before the FCC and an historic set of proceedings litigating forced labor claims by World War II era POWs against Japanese corporations. In addition, he served in 1999 and 2000 as Deputy Counsel on the California Governor’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel on Hate Groups. On a leave from the University, he served as a temporary Deputy District Attorney for Orange County, California, handling misdemeanor arraignments, felony preliminary hearings, and a six-day jury trial. He has made numerous scholarly and professional presentations, including such leading conferences as annual meetings of the American Political Science Association and the Association of American Law Schools. He also has been involved in organizing a large number of conferences and presentations at Chapman University and other venues. His scholarship generally examines the intersections of law and public policy, including his doctoral dissertation, "The Interpretation of Treaties and the Constitution of Native American Identity" (1993). His articles on "The Rise and Fall of Miranda Warnings in Popular Culture" and "Policy Oscillations in California’s Law of Premises Liability" have been extensively cited in legal scholarship and commentary. Dr. Steiner was named Chapman’s Faculty Member of the Year in 2006, and is the winner of a number of other teaching awards. He has taught Constitutional Law, the Supreme Court seminar, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, International Criminal Law, Legislation, Private Law as Public Policy, Criminal Law in the Political Process, Introduction to American Law (international LL.M.), and other courses.