Catherine Ward Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Produced memoranda on topics including judicial activism related to race in the twentieth century, Virginia's constitutional history, and how modern policies relate to the Virginia and Federal Constitutions
• Presented research related to the Virginia Constitution's education article at the Constitution's fiftieth anniversary celebration

• Drafted memoranda on topics such as the American Rescue Plan Act and CARES Act's impact on education, changes in CDC guidelines for schools throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and legal scholarship related to.
• Compiled all state constitutional and statutory provisions related to anti-discrimination in K-12 educational settings

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Contributed to oral argument strategy for a United States Supreme Court case involving the constitutionality of on-premise/off-premise distinctions in sign regulations
• Wrote memoranda on topics such as asylum-seekers’ due process rights, interpretation of language in the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, and consumer access rights under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street.
• Briefed and argued a mock case regarding permitting fees for speech on a university campus

• Drafted a book chapter focused on hospital desegregation history, legislation related to health equity, and community-driven medical-legal partnerships
• Led a research team in developing the sources necessary for the chapter draft

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Drafted a Federal Circuit board of contracts appeal brief, a motion to dismiss a pro se complaint, and memoranda on topics including bad faith in government contracting
• Delivered a moot oral argument regarding whistleblower defenses and the Privacy Act

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

• Created and analyzed a database of state segregation and antidiscrimination statutes
• Co-authored a policy brief and drafted a book chapter; contributed to a law review article

Durham, NC

• Developed lesson plans for and taught sixth grade English and reading comprehension at a summer academy serving predominantly first generation students in Durham Public Schools
• Designed curriculum for and taught an elective on NC History through the lens of folklore and ghost stories

Office Of The President

• Created an online database to preserve and organize Board of Trustees’ paper records
• Researched issues such as the use of bias task forces in higher education institutions

Dublin, Ireland

• Wrote about diverse events for Ireland’s premier multicultural newspaper
• Designed and managed a national youth writing competition, including individualized writing workshops for entrants; curated submissions for panel of judges
• Collected and analyzed survey data on increased intercultural awareness as a result of the competition

Georgetown, South Carolina

• Conducted legal research and produced briefs for local government-related issue areas
• Collected county title deeds and created an index of county-owned property so that, through GIS modeling and business negotiations, previously unknown property could be put into use to support the county's economy
• Revised county documents for publication
• Internship through the Benjamin N. Duke Scholarship

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Order Of The Coif

Activities and Societies: Virginia Law Review (Editorial Board member); Raven Society; Virginia Journal of International Law (Assistant.

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, With Distinction, Education (Globalisation And International Development)

Activities and Societies: Rotary Global Grant Scholar, Schools Plus Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Virtual School for Looked After Children.

Bachelor’S Degree, Summa Cum Laude, With Highest Distinction, English Major, Education Minor, Certificate In Ethics

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Bass Connections Citizenship Lab: Tools for Change, Benjamin N. Duke Scholar Evaluation Team &.

Victorian Literature

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Student Council (President), Honor Cabinet (Class Representative), National Honor Society, National Spanish.