University of Alabama - Communication
Adjunct Instructor
Taught Introduction to Oral Communication which encompassed interpersonal, small group, and relational communication as well as public speaking.
Responsible for classroom management including syllabus and course creation, grading assignments, tests, and oral presentations, as well as maintaining constant communication with students and other faculty members.
Adjunct Instructor
Taught Public Speaking and Critical Decision Making as an Instructor of Record
Classroom management including syllabus creation, course structuring, grading assignments, test, and final papers, maintinaing constant communication with students and other faculty members
Law Clerk
Researched law and constructed memoranda and responses addressing free speech on college campuses, HIPAA and state law protections for medical records, common law marriage rights, personal injury defenses, Title VII employment discrimination, and workers compensation defenses.
Drafted motion to quash and response to demand letters.
Advised attorneys on legislative proposals for student confidential informants and changes to campus policies.
Summer Law Clerk
Drafted brief in support of a motion for summary judgment
Assisted in preparation of motion to dismiss and answer
Prepared attorneys for pre-trial motions with legal research on admissibility of evidentiary submissions
Conducted legal research on the effect of the Affordable Care Act on mitigation of damages
Summer Law Clerk
Caitlin worked at Boardman, Carr, Petelos, Watkins, & Ogle, P.C. as a Summer Law Clerk
Served one year as a VISTA at Bridge Builders Alabama, a nonprofit leadership, diversity, and service organization that trains and develops high school students from private, parochial, public, and home schools around Montgomery.
Facilitated diversity training and leadership development of students.
Organized and oversaw service learning opportunities for students.
Returned in June 2012 to train and develop future conference facilitators.
Juris Doctor
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Communication Studies
M.A. thesis, "Defying Gravity: Queering the Witches of Oz," addressed the presence of a queer romantic story line within the hit Broadway musical Wicked and the creation and maintenance of a passing identity for Glinda the Good.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Taught nine Public Speaking labs and three stand-alone courses
Created course syllabus and classroom activities
Facilitated classroom discussions
Responsible for continuous grade submissions
Maintained a flow of communication with students
Summer Study Abroad
Law
Adjunct Instructor
Taught Public Speaking and Critical Decision Making as an Instructor of Record
Classroom management including syllabus creation, course structuring, grading assignments, test, and final papers, maintinaing constant communication with students and other faculty members
Law Clerk
Researched law and constructed memoranda and responses addressing free speech on college campuses, HIPAA and state law protections for medical records, common law marriage rights, personal injury defenses, Title VII employment discrimination, and workers compensation defenses.
Drafted motion to quash and response to demand letters.
Advised attorneys on legislative proposals for student confidential informants and changes to campus policies.