Kristina Racek Pechulis directs the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Intern Fellowship program at Simmons University, which places undergraduate women in internships with female legislators at the State House. Professor Pechulis teaches courses in Massachusetts politics and constitutional law. Other interests include food policy, and leadership. Professor Pechulis also advises the pre-law students at Simmons on how to prepare for law school.
Prior to coming to Simmons, Professor Pechulis worked on public health policy issues, and worked as General Counsel to a Massachusetts State Senator, Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, and as a legal services attorney. Professor Pechulis lives outside of Boston with her husband and two children. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, running, hiking and cooking.
Courses
- Constitutional Law
- Criminal Law and Crime and Literature
- Food Policy and Community Food Systems
- Politics Unplugged (a look at Massachusetts politics)
Kristina Pechulis in the News
Associate Professor of Practice Guides Students on the Path to Law School
Associate Professor of Practice Kristina Pechulis is Director of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Intern Fellowship program at Simmons University, which places undergraduate women in internships with female legislators at the State House. Professor Pechulis teaches courses in Massachusetts politics...
Successful Adaptations: Simmons World Challenge and Working Globally
The Simmons World Challenge is about learning from an international perspective — but how do you learn internationally with the COVID-19 travel restrictions? Professor Kristina Pechulis and Samantha Margolin '23 tell us how students still learned global lessons.
Shout-outs from Students and Alums
Madison Poshkus ’22, ’23MPP Completes Barbara Lee Foundation Fellowship
During her senior year as a Political Science major at Simmons, Madison Poshkus '21 '23MPP worked as an intern at the Massachusetts State House as part of Simmons' Barbara Lee Fellowship program. Sponsored by the Barbara Lee Foundation, the Fellowship...
Seniors Share: My Simmons Memories
Graduating seniors in the Class of 2021 share their favorite memories from Simmons!