Amy Vaughan-Thomas
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Director, Academic Support and Bar Preparation, Online JD Program
Assistant Professor of Law
Degrees
- J.D. California Western School of Law
- B.A. University of Connecticut
Biography
Professor Vaughan-Thomas joined the faculty in 2026 with a decade of experience supporting law students throughout their legal education. She brings a deep commitment to student engagement, academic achievement, and long-term professional success.
Vaughan-Thomas will provide a consistent presence throughout students’ online law school experience, teaching skills, doctrinal, and bar preparation courses from their first term through graduation. Her role reflects Detroit Mercy Law’s commitment to providing online students with the support they need to thrive in the program and as they enter the legal profession.
A member of the State Bar of California, she worked in private practice prior to joining academia. Her background also includes experience as a mediator and judicial clerk.
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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.”