Academic and Professional Service
School
Media Law School program (sponsored by the American Board of Trial Advocates), School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina Coordinator, 2006 (March 26-27), 2024 ((March 14-15).
Policies and Procedures Committee, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina,
Member (elected position), Aug. 2017 – present
Search Committee, Public Relations Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
Member, Aug. 2017 – Dec. 2017
Petitions Committee, School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of South Carolina
Member, Aug. 2016 – July 2017.
Revision of journalism school bylaws, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno
Coordinator, Spring 2011.
College
Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
Aug. 2021 – present
Search Committee, UNESCO Chair in Data, Media and Society , College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
Feb. 2022 – Spring 2024.
Curriculum Innovation Team, College of Information and Communications, University of South Carolina
Oct. 2022 – May 2023
University
Governance:
Intellectual Property Committee (elected), University of South Carolina
Aug. 2018 – July 2021; Aug. 2025 – present
- elected chair, June 2020-Aug. 2021
- as chair, drafted and oversaw adoption of new university copyright policy, adopted May 2021
Faculty Senator (elected), University of South Carolina
Aug. 2021 – Aug. 2024
Other:
USC (undergraduate) Mock Trial Team
Faculty Advisor and Coach, Oct. 2024 – present
University of South Carolina School of Law
Academic Associate, Mar. 2021 – present
Rule of Law Collaborative, University of South Carolina
Faculty Associate, Sept. 2017 – present
Discover USC
Faculty Reviewer, 2026, 2025, 2024
Academic Field
Journal of Media Law & Ethics,
Editorial board member, April 2024 – present
Communications Law & Policy
Article reviewer, April 2026; August 2025; August 2024; January 2024; October 2023; February 2023; February 2022; August 2021; March 2019
Law and Policy division, Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference
Paper reviewer, August 2026; August 2025; August 2024; August 2013
Note: Until 2026, those who submitted papers were ineligible to serve as reviewers
Law and Policy division, Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium
Paper reviewer, March 2025; March 2024; March 2023; March 2022; March 2021; March 2020; March 2019; March 2018; March 2017
Communications Law and Policy division, International Communications Association 2021 Annual Convention
Paper reviewer, Summer 2021; Summer 2020; Summer 2019
Social Media + Society
Article reviewer, May 2021.
Susan Dente Ross, Amy Reynolds and Robert Trager, The Law of Journalism and Mass Communication (7th ed., Sage)
Book Reviewer (review for new edition), February 2021.
Media Law and Policy in the Digital Age: Global Challenges and Opportunities mini-conference, Indiana University-Bloomington
Paper reviewer, March 2020.
Law and Policy Division, Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium
Discussant, March 2019.
Cohn Prize in Law and Public Policy, The Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters,
Paper reviewer, January 2019.
Law & Social Inquiry
Article reviewer, Fall 2016.
Model Brief on Access to the Executive Branch, Media Law Resource Center
Co-author and editor, August 2017.
Journalism; Media Law (professional fields)
South Carolina Press Association
Monthly media law column, Oct. 2016 – present
FOI Committee, South Carolina Press Association
Member, 2019 – present
American Bar Association Forum on Communication Law Media Advocacy Workshop (for law students and young attorneys)
Executive Board Member, 2024 – present; Competition Mentor, 2026
Co-Reporter, South Carolina Law Initiative, Report regarding the proposed adoption of the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act, H. 3049 (report submitted to South Carolina State Legislature), April 2025
Submitted written testimony, South Carolina House Judiciary Committee hearing on H. 4274, the South Carolina Public Expression Protection Act, Feb. 29, 2025
Speaker, “The First Amendment & Public Relations,” South Carolina Chapter, Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), Mar. 11, 2021.
Career Guidance:
2025: Participant, Phi Alpha Delta (Undergraduate Pre-Law Society) Networking Event, Apr. 21, 2026
2021: Speaker, Santa Clara University Law School Internet Law Student Organization “Coffee Chat,” Apr. 8, 2021.
2020: Speaker, Santa Clara University Law School Internet Law Student Organization “Coffee Chat,” Dec. 2020.
Press Association Contest Judge:
2025 Virginia Press Association News and Advertising Contest, February 2026
2025 Georgia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, December 2025
2025 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers Contest, December 2025
2025 South Carolina Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, January 2025
2024 South Carolina Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, January 2024
Scholastic Press Association Presentations:
2025 South Carolina Scholastic Press Association Conference: Media Law, Mar. 26, 2025, Columbia, S.C.
2023 South Carolina Scholastic Press Association Fall Conference: Media Law, Oct. 18, 2023, Columbia, S.C.
2021 Southern Interscholastic Press Association annual convention, Media Law, Columbia, S.C., Mar. 2021
2020 South Carolina Scholastic Press Association conference, Oct. 2020 (virtual)
2019 South Carolina Scholastic Press Association annual convention, Columbia, S.C., Apr. 2019.
2018, Southern Interscholastic Press Association annual convention, Columbia, S.C., Mar. 2018.
2017 Southern Interscholastic Press Association annual convention, Columbia, S.C., Mar. 2017.
2015 Louisiana Scholastic Press Association annual convention, Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 2015.
2014 Louisiana Scholastic Press Association annual convention, Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 2014.
2013 Louisiana Scholastic Press Association annual convention, Baton Rouge, La., Nov. 2013.
2012 Nevada High School Journalism Day, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev., Jan. 2012.
2011 Nevada High School Journalism Day, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev., Jan. 2011.
2010 Nevada High School Journalism Day, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nev., Jan. 2010.
2009 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Copyrights and Copywrongs, Mar. 2009
2009 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Privacy, Mar. 2009.
2008 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Copyrights and Copywrongs, Mar. 2008
2008 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Privacy, Mar. 2008.
2007 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Copyrights and Copywrongs, Mar. 2007
2007 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Privacy, Mar. 2007.
2006 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Copyrights and Copywrongs, Mar. 2006
2006 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Privacy, Mar. 2006.
2005 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Copyrights and Copywrongs, Mar. 2005
2005 Annual High School Convention, Columbia Scholastic Press Association, New York, N.Y., Privacy, Mar. 2005.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, S.C.
Outside expert, Senior Exhibition paper, Oct. 2023 – June 2024.
NCFCA Region VII Qualifying Tournament (debate competition),
Judge, Baton Rouge, La., Mar. 2016.
NCFCA Tiger Town Rumble (debate competition),
Judge, Baton Rouge, La., Feb. 2015.
NCFCA Region VII Invitational (debate competition),
Judge, Baton Rouge, La., May 2014.
International Price Moot Court Competition, New York
Judge, Americas Regional Round, Jan. 2013.
Nevada State Bar “We the People” oral argument competition
Scoring Judge, Nov. 2011.
Leadership New York XVII, Coro Foundation, New York, N.Y.
Participant, 2005 – 2006.
N.Y.C. Bar Association
career days, journalism and Constitution programs in public schools, 2001 – 2005
Law Division, Broadcast Educators Association (2022 – present)
Law and Policy Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2012 – present)
Newsgathering Committee, Media Law Resource Center (2009 – present)
Law and the Media Collaborative Research Network, Law and Society Association (2020 – 2022)
Communication Law and Policy Division, International Communication Association (2015 – 2021)
Media Law Committee, New York State Bar Association (2003 – 2013)
Copyright and Intellectual Property Committee, New York City Bar Association (2001 – 2003)
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