Dawn R. Swink
Associate Professor : Ethics and Business Law Department
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Academic Background
B.A., international relations and political science, Minnesota State University
J.D., Drake University School of Law
Research Specialties
- Constitutional law in business
- Employee relations
- Employment law
- Internet law
- Telecommuter Law
Current Research
- Contagious diseases and employer liability
- Telecommuting in the 21st Century
- Reproductive Industries and E-Commerce
- Constitutionality and Business Implications of Same-Sex Marriage
Major Works
- "Caveat Vendor: Potential Progeny, Paternity, and Product Liability Online," Brigham Young University Law Review, Issue 4, (lead issue) Dawn R. Swink & J. Brad Reich, forthcoming, Fall, 2007.
- "Employee use of the Internet: Where Voyage is Forbiddent," Midwest Law Review, Vol. 20, pp. 101-129, Fall 2004.
- “Back to Bakke: Affirmative Action Revisited in Educational Diversity,” Brigham Young U. Education and Law Journal, Vol. 1(2003), pp. 211-256, April 2003.
- “Telecommuter Law: A New Frontier of Legal Liability,” American Business Law Journal, Vol. 38 (4), pp. 857-900, Summer 2001.
Significant Scholarly Honors
- Invited Participant, Labor and Employment Relations Association National Conference, 2007.
- Distinguished Paper Award, Academy of Legal Studies in Business 2005
- Invited Participant, Huber Hurst Research Seminar, 2005
- Best Paper in Any Source Award, Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2004, 2005.
Current Editorial Board Appointments
- Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Law Journal
- American Business Law Journal

