Dr. Lori Riverstone
Associate Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 426
Office Hours
Mondays 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. & Wednesdays 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Office Phone
Email
- About
- Education
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Riverstone graduated with a Masters of Public Administration and a Doctorate in Political Science from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She lives in Bloomington, IL., with her husband and daughter.
Current Courses
POL 495.002 Graduate Research In Applied Community Development
POL 499.003 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
POL 400.002 Independent Study
POL 421.001 Seminar In State And Local Politics
POL 221.001 U.S. State And Local Government
Teaching Interests & Areas
Subnational politics, particularly Urban Politics and Intergovernmental Relations. Also, Public Administration and Environmental Politics.
Research Interests & Areas
Primary focus is on the interaction of governments in the U.S. intergovernmental system, specifically, the tools and strategies used by state and local governments to accomplish their goals and defend their interests in America's highly competitive political system.
Ph D Political Science
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
MA Master of Public Administration
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
BA English
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
Book, Authored
Renegade Cities, Public Policy, and the Dilemmas of Federalism
Lori A Riverstone.
(2013), Lynne Rienner/FirstForum Publishers
Cited Research
The Frontlines of America's Culture Wars: Fighting Back against Abusive State Preemption
Lori A Riverstone.
Local Solutions Support Center, (2023)
Dissent, Litigation & Defiance: Local Leaders Resist Abusive Preemption
Lori A Riverstone.
Local Solutions Support Center, (2022)
Journal Article
State Preemption as Scalpel and Sword
Lori Riverstone-Newell.
PS: Political Science and Politics, 51 (1), 2, (2017), doi:10.1017/S1049096517001421
The Rise of State Preemption Laws in Response to Local Policy Innovation
Lori Riverstone-Newell.
Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 47 (3), 22, (2017), https://doi.org/10.1093/publius/pjx037
The Diffusion of Local Bill of Rights Resolutions to the States
Lori A Riverstone.
45 (1), 14-24, (2013)
Bottom-Up Activism: A Local Political Strategy for Higher Policy Change
Lori A Riverstone.
The Journal of Federalism, 42 (3), (2012)
Scholars, Teachers, Practitioners, and Students: Learning by Fishing, Story-telling, and Appreciative Inquiry
Robert Cunningham, Lori A Riverstone, Steve Roberts.
Journal of Public Affairs Education, 11 (1), 45-52, (2005)
Servant Leadership: A Manifestation of Postmaterialism?
Lori A Riverstone.
Global Virtue Ethics Review, 5 (3), (2004)
Other
Local Power & Politics Review - Fourth ed.
Lori A Riverstone.
(4), 31, (2024)
State-level Preemption Accelerates in Response to Local Equity Efforts
Lori A Riverstone.
(3), (2023)
Second Edition of the Local Power & Politics Review
Lori A Riverstone.
(2), (2021)
Local Power & Politics Review
Lori A.
(1), 62, (2020)
Beyond Local Subordination: Local Governments as Political Actors
Lori A Riverstone.
West Academic Publishing, (1), 307, (2019)
Presentations
Presentation of the Local Power & Politics Review Fifth Edition
Lori A Riverstone.
Webinar Presentation to State Preemption Policy Advocates, Online, January 23, 2025
Community Advocacy Efforts in an Era of State Centralization
Lori A Riverstone.
Urban Affairs Association, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2022
Understanding the Impact of State Preemption on Community Advocacy Efforts
Lori A Riverstone.
Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2022
Multi-Level Governance in Local Politics and Policymaking
Lori A Riverstone.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 9, 2022
Local Governments Respond to State Interference During COVID
Lori A Riverstone, Emily Grace Northern.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 8, 2022
Speaker on Empowering Women Panel
Lori A Riverstone.
Empowering Women Panel, Normal, IL, March 22, 2022
Constitutions and Conflicts
Lori A Riverstone.
State Constitutions and American Federalism, Orem, UT, November 4, 2021
The (State) Politics of COVID
Lori A Riverstone.
MPSA - 78th Annual Meeting, Online, April 18, 2021
Preemption Research Webinar
Lori A Riverstone.
Preemption Research Webinar, Online, January 11, 2021
The Political Economy of Housing Preemption
Lori A Riverstone.
Research to Action: The Impacts of State Preemption on Housing and Equity, New York, New York, October 7, 2019
The Politics of Preemption: State and Local Responses
Lori A Riverstone.
Research Convening on the Impacts of Preemption on Economics and Equity, Chicago, IL, May 13, 2019
Shutting Down Local Control: Conservative States and the Recent Rise in Blanket and Super Preemption Laws
Lori A Riverstone.
Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, April 7, 2018
State Preemption and City Power
Lori A Riverstone.
Fordham Urban Law Journal's Reimagining Localism Symposium, New York City, NY, February 16, 2018
Middle-class Ontological Security and the Territorialization of the City
Lori A Riverstone.
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April, 2016
Assessing Local Activism as it Relates to Fiscal Scarcity
Lori A Riverstone.
Urban Affairs Association, San Antonio, TX, March, 2014
Examining the Impact of Local Government Activism on State Policy Adoption
Lori A Riverstone.
Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April, 2013
Exploring the Effects of Local Governmental Acts of Defiance on State Policy
Lori A Riverstone.
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting,, Online, September, 2010
The Impact of Symbolic Action: Local Government Refusal to Comply with State and Federal Laws
Lori A Riverstone.
American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, September, 2009
The Impact of Symbolic Action: Local Government Refusal to Comply with State and Federal Laws
Lori A Riverstone.
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, April, 2009
Experiential Learning in Public Administration. Presentation
Robert Cunningham, Brent Never, Lori A Riverstone.
Teaching Public Administration Annual Meeting, Richmond, VA, May, 2008
Experiential Learning in Public Administration
Lori A Riverstone, Robert Cunningham.
American Society of Public Administration Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, March, 2008
From Formal to Informal Authority: The Changing Role of Councils of Government in Regional Economic Development
Lori A Riverstone.
Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, March, 2003
Challenges Facing Today’s Regional Councils of Government
Lori A Riverstone.
Southern Political Science Association Conference, Savannah, GA, November, 2002
Servant Leadership: A Manifestation of Postmaterialism
Lori A Riverstone.
Southeastern Conference for Public Administration, Columbia, SC, October, 2002