PhD, 2008, Associate Professor of Higher Education at Louisiana State University Joy Blanchard is Associate Professor of Higher Education at Louisiana State University. Blanchard’s research focuses on higher education law, primarily issues related to intercollegiate athletics, negligence liability and student welfare, and faculty life. She is a past member of the board of directors of the Education Law Association and served as national conference co-chair in 2018. Joy serves on the editorial board of several scholarly journals, including Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice. Prior to joining the faculty ranks, Joy worked in student affairs, having served as Assistant Dean of Students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and has held positions in residence life, student conduct, governmental relations and university advancement, service-learning, and student activities.
