Franciska Coleman is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work draws upon political theory, critical discourse analysis, and First Amendment Law. Professor Coleman is deeply interested in exploring the changes to our constitutional framework that would be needed to facilitate the U.S.’s transition from a somewhat dysfunctional liberal democracy into a well-functioning multiracial, interclass democracy. She is also expanding her work on the social regulation of speech to explore socio-legal challenges to the process of public opinion and will-formation in modern democracies, with particular attention to academic freedom and the distortions flowing from affective polarization. In addition, Professor Coleman regularly presents her work on social speech regulation (aka “cancel culture”) to state bar associations, high school students, and community groups. She is also a frequent media commentator on these issues.