Amy Vaughan-Thomas
Amy Vaughan-Thomas
Assistant Director, Academic Support and Bar Preparation, Online JD Program
Assistant Professor of Law, Online JD Program
Degrees
- J.D. California Western School of Law
- B.A. University of Connecticut
Biography
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Courses Taught
Critical Lawyering Skills in Social Context
Bar Strategies
Property
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Selected Publications
"The Glannon Guide: Business Associations”, Co-author with Carly Sassi, Aspen Publishing (Forthcoming Summer 2026)
Fostering First Gen Success & Inclusion: A Guide For Law Schools – Chapter 1, “Speaking from Experience: Profiling the First Gen Perspective to Foster Inclusion in Legal Education.”, Carolina Press (Forthcoming Winter 2025)
New Era, Same Avenues for Abuse: The Stop Campus Hazing Act’s failure to confront the NCAA (Work in Progress)
When the Wheels on the Bus Fall Off: How Long-Term Learning Deficits will Shape Legal Education, Co-authored with Professor Rebecca Flanagan (Work in Progress)
Editor and blogger, The Law School Academic Support Blog (Fall 2025)
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Selected Presentations
2026 AASE – “Playing Your Best Hand: Making Academic Probation Work For You and Your Students”
2025 New York Academic Support Workshop – “ Robot: Using Artificial Intelligence as an Artificial Assistant”
2024 NECASP – “Get Your Mind Right: Shaping Mindset through Education & Sports Psychology”
The Learning Curve Summer/Fall 2021 Edition – “Mental Health Matters: Shattering the Cracks in Legal Education’s Bones”2022 NYLS Academic Conference – “Engaging in Difficult Conversations: Using Dispute Resolution in Academia”
2021 AASE – “When the Wheels on the Bus Fall Off: COVID-19’s Interference with Learning Capacity and the Effect of a Pandemic on Legal Education.”