Experience

Rating: 8.8 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

CIDER Teacher of the Week, Virignia Tech CIDER

2014

Recognition for College Teaching, UGA Teaching Academy

2014

Outstanding Teaching Assistant, University of Georgia

2014

Krugman Award, University of Georgia

2013

Delta Epsilon Iota, Delta Epsilon Iota

2009

Semi Finalist Atlanta Mock Trial Competition, American Association for Justice

2009

Semifinalist Civil Mock Trial Competition Atlanta, American Association for Justice

2009

Ruth Tinsley West Award for Academic Achievement and Leadership, Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

2009

The Order of the Barristers, Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

2009

Laura Gardner Webster Award for Client Counseling, Mercer University Walter F. George school of Law

2009

First Place ABA National Criminal Justice Mock Trial Competition, American Bar Association

2008

aBA Client Counseling Competition Semifinalist, American Bar Association

2008

ABA Negotiation Competition Region Representative, American Bar Association

2006

Phi Kappa Phi, University of Georgia

2006

Kappa Tau Alpha, University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

2004

Order of Omega, Emory University

2004

Omicron Delta Kappa, Emory University

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Work Experience

2019 - Present

Associate Professor with tenure, Virginia Tech

2013 - Present

Research Editor and Contributor, Institute for Public Relations

2014 - 2019

Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech

2011 - 2014

Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, University Of Georgia

2010 - 2010

Assistant Solicitor-General, Clarke County Solicitor-General's Office

2009 - 2010

Judicial Law Clerk, South Georgia Judicial Circuit

2008 - 2008

Law Clerk, United States Attorney's Office, Middle District Of Georgia

2008 - 2008

Summer Law Intern Program, Department Of Justice, Antitrust Division

2008 - 2008

Law Clerk, DA's Office Towaliga Judicial Circuit

2007 - 2007

Law Clerk, District Attorney's Office Rockdale Judicial Circuit

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Associations

2019 - Present

Arthur Page Society

Member

2014 - Present

United States Supreme Court Bar

Member

2013 - Present

Public Relations Society of America

Member

2013 - Present

Institute for Public Relations

Research Editor for Public Relations Law

2012 - Present

American Journalism Historians Association

Member

2012 - Present

AEJMC

Member

2009 - Present

Member

Georgia Legal History Foundation

2009 - Present

Georgia Legal History Foundation

Member

2011 - 2014

Peabody Awards

Screening Committee News Judge

2009 - 2010

American Bar Association

Member

2009 - 2009

Mercer Law Client Counseling Team

Member

2008 - 2009

Mercer Law Negotiation Team

Member

2008 - 2009

Mercer Law Mock Trial Team

Member

2008 - 2009

Bootle Inn of Court

Student Member

2008 - 2009

Journal of Southern Legal History

Student Editor

2007 - 2009

Mercer Law School Moot Court Board

Member

2006 - 2009

Phi Alpha Delta

Clerk

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Sample of Legal Cases

Domestic Violence Prosecution

State Habeas Corpus Petitions

Civil Litigation

Criminal Antitrust Prosecution

Divorce Petitions

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Education

2017

Public Relations Society of America

Accreditation in Public Relations (APR)

2015

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Early Career Teaching Certificate

2015

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Mastery in Online Teaching Certificate

2014

University of Georgia

PhD - Doctorate

2014

University of Georgia

Certificate in Interdisciplinary College Teaching

2011

University of Georgia School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

2009

Mercer University-W. George L.S.

JD - Juris Doctor

2009

Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law

Certificate in Advanced Legal Writing

2006

University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

MA - Masters

2004

Emory University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

2004

Emory University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2015

Virginia Tech Course

Communication Law

2015

IPR Board of Trustees Meeting

Public Relations, Social Media & the Law: How New Laws Affect PR Practice

2014

Virginia Tech Course

Public Relations Writing and Editing

2014

USG Teaching and Learning Conference

Peer Editing in College Writing Courses

2014

UGA Course

Public Relations, Advertising and the Law

2014

International Public Relations Research Conference

Is that LinkedIn Mine Or Yours?

2014

Course at Virginia Tech

Public Relations Cases

2014

College Course

Public Relations Cases

2014

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Propaganda in Public Relations

2013

University of Georgia Course in ADPR Major

Public Relations, Advertising and the Law

2013

UGA Course in Grady College

Public Relations, Advertising and the Law

2013

Media and he Public Sphere Conference

Digital Immortality vs. "The Right to be Forgotten": A Comparison of U.S. and E.U. Laws Concerning Social Media Privacy

2013

International Public Relations Research Conference

Public Relations Practitioner Confidentiality in High Profile Litigation

2013

International Academy of Business Disciplines

NLRB Ruling on Social Media Use by Employees

2013

Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Public Relations Management

2013

American Journalism Historians Association

Public Relations and Railroad Litigation

2013

American Journalism Historians Association

Railroads, Bad Publicity, and Early Public Relations: Coverage of Railroad Lawsuits in the Popular Press 1850-1860

2013

American Association Association for Journalism and Mass Communication

Defining Early Public Relations

2013

AEJMC

The Misunderstood Nineteenth Century Press Agent

2012

Guest Speaker in Grady College Graduate Course in Broadcast Regulation

Broadcast Regulation

2012

Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communications

Presidential Crisis Communications in Environmental Disasters

2012

Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication

Internet Service Provider Subpoenas in Defamation Lawsuits

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Publications

2019

Landslide, ABA Intellectual Property Law Section The Changing Landscape of Copyright Infringement and Sovereign Immunity

2016

Journal of Southern Legal History Book Review of Signposts News Directions in Southern Legal History

2016

New Forums Press Mass Communication Law in Virginia, 4th edition

2016

Social Media for Government: Theory and Practice Disclosure in Online Promotions: The Effect of FTC Guidelines on Digital Public Relations and Advertising

2016

Institute for Public Relations Suing for a Good Review: Using Twibel to Manage Online Image

2015

Institute for Public Relations Blog Crowdfunding and Public Relations: How Federal Agencies Regulate Online Campaigns

2015

Institute for Public Relations Blog China’s New Communication Laws: Three Things PR Practitioners Need to Know

2015

Journal of Information Policy To Reveal or Conceal?: Introducing the Anonymous Public Concern Test for U.S. Defamation Lawsuits

2015

Institute for Public Relations Knowing When It’s Legally Safe to Say “I’m Sorry”: The Legal Effects of Mortification Strategy

2015

Journalism History Book Review

2014

Institute for Public Relations The "Right to be Forgotten" in International PR Practice: Four Things Practitioners Need to Know

2014

Public Relations Review Public Relations Confidentiality: An Analysis of PR Practitioner-Client Privilege in High Profile Litigation,”

2014

Rethinking History Open Genre, New Possibilities; Democratizing History via Social Media,” Rethinking History

2014

Media History Social Media as Primary Source: The Narrativization of 21st Century Social Movements

2014

Public Relations Review Reconsidering the corporate narrative in U.S. PR history: A critique of Alfred Chandler's influence on PR historiography

2014

Institute for Public Relations Blog Is Your Social Media Account Really Yours?: Guidelines for PR Practitioners and Organizations to Determine Social Media Ownership

2014

Public Relations Review Reconsidering the corporate narrative in U.S. PR history: A critique of Alfred Chandler's influence on PR historiography

2014

Public Relations Review Social Media as the New Water Cooler: Implications for PR Practitioners

2014

Institute for PR Blog #Disclosure: New FTC Social Media Guidelines for PR

2013

UGA Columns Doctoral Student Tracks Social Media Regulation

2013

International History of Public Relations Conference Proceedings 2013 A Historiography of U.S. Corporate Public Relations: Why Current

2013

Institute for Public Relations Free Speech v. Social Media: Is Your Policy Legal

2013

Public Relations Review Commercial Speech, Protected Speech, and Political Public Relations

2013

Journal of Communication Management Corporate PR in a Post-Citizens United World

2013

Institute for PR Litigation and Public Relations: Four Questions Every Practitioner Should Ask Themselves When a Client Faces a Lawsuit

2012

Georgia Journal of Southern Legal History An Interview of Dr. Verner Chaffin

2011

Georgia Journal of Southern Legal History An Interview of the Honorable A. Wallace Cato

2005

University of Georgia Website UGA Amazing Student

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Languages

English

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