KENDRA A.

(HINTON) HOLLERN

EDUCATION

Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
M.S. in Instructional Design, in progress

Stetson College of Law, Gulfport, FL
LL.M in Elder Law, December 16, 2011

University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, Gainesville, FL
J.D. (with honors), May 18, 2002
Student member of John Marshall Bar Association
Student member of American Bar Association
Student member of Asian and Pacific American Student Law Association
Southeastern Representative of National Asian and Pacific American Student Law
Association, 2001
Treasurer, Asian and Pacific American Student Law Association, 2001-2002
Treasurer, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Association, 2001-2002
Write on Candidate, Spring 2001, Florida Journal of International Law
Senior Student Works Editor, Florida Journal of International Law, Spring 2002
Write on Candidate, Spring 2001, Journal of Technology Law and Policy
Assistant Articles Editor, Journal of Technology Law and Policy, Spring 2002

Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Department of Psychology, Program in Neuroscience
M.S. Psychology, August 1999
Thesis: Drug-Induced Dendritic Spine Changes Assessed by a Novel Counting
Program
Neuroscience Fellowship, 1998
Student Member of the Society for Neuroscience, March 1998
Women in Neuroscience Member, April 1998

Winona State University, Winona, MN
B.A. Psychology (Magna Cum Laude), May 1996
Mary Koren-Rivet Minority Student Scholarship, 1992-1996
American Psychological Association Minority Students of Excellence, 1995
Psi Chi (Honors Psychology), 1995


RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Valdosta State University, Political Science Department, 1500 N. Patterson Street,
Valdosta, Georgia 31698
August, 2013 to present
Assistant Professor in Political Science: Responsible for teaching four (4) classes per
semester (Fall and Spring). Teach classes in the Bachelors degree program Legal
Assistant Studies, such as Introduction to Legal Assistant Studies, Pretrial
Preparation, Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal, Trial Advocacy I and II
and Alternative Dispute Resolution (co-listed in Legal Assistant Studies and Political
Science), Elder law. Design and teach courses in the online Legal Assistant Studies
program. Advisor to all online LEAS students. Recruit and mentor adjuncts teaching
in the online LEAS program. Service on three departmental committees. Serve as
undergraduate advisor to Mock Trial Club and Students of the American Red Cross
student organizations.

Valdosta State University, Political Science Department, 1500 N. Patterson Street,
Valdosta, Georgia 31698
August, 2009 to July, 2013
Lecturer in Political Science: Responsible for teaching five (5) classes per semester
(Fall and Spring). Have taught undergraduates in the American Government class.
Also taught classes in the Bachelors degree program Legal Assistant Studies, such as
Introduction to Legal Assistant Studies, Pretrial Preparation, Criminal Law and
Procedure for the Paralegal, Trial Advocacy I and II and Alternative Dispute
Resolution (co-listed in Legal Assistant Studies and Political Science), Elder law.
Designed and taught courses in Legal Assistant Studies for online delivery. Some
departmental committee work. Served as undergraduate advisor to Mock Trial Club
and Students of the American Red Cross student organizations.

Saint Leos University, 149 SE Vocational Place, Lake City, Florida 32025
Saint Leos University, 444 Appleyard Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32304-2815
August, 2004 until May, 2007, August, 2008 to present
Adjunct Faculty: Teaching research oriented psychology classes, as well as
Physiological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Forensic
Psychology, and the Psychology Major, to undergraduate students. Have also taught
Introduction to the Law and Legal System. In Criminal Justice, taught Substantive
Criminal Law and Legal Issues in Counterterrorism as seminars for the Tallahassee
campus. Have also taught Business Law I and Health Law. Have taught face to face,
blended, and via Internet Connected Classroom (ICC).

Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Region One, Lake City
Office, Post Office Box 2698, Lake City, Florida 32056
January, 2008 to August, 2009
Assistant Regional Counsel: Represent indigent persons qualified for court
appointment in civil matters such as Juvenile Dependency/Termination of Parental
Rights, Marchman Acts, etc. Experience includes motion work, numerous court
hearings and termination of parental rights adjudicatory hearings. Represent indigent
persons qualified for court appointment in criminal matters as conflict counsel in
Taylor County, Florida. Jury trial experience, as well as motion work and routine
court hearings. Appellate work in the areas of dependency and termination of
parental rights.

Office of the State Attorney, Third Judicial Circuit, Honorable Jerry M. Blair, 173 NE
Hernando Avenue, Suite 420, Lake City, Florida 32055
January, 2006 to January, 2008
Assistant State Attorney: Represent the State of Florida in criminal prosecutions
including, juvenile, misdemeanor and felony, as well as associated motions and
hearings. Responsibilities include reviewing reports from law enforcement agencies
for filing decisions. Jury trial experience. Was the Assistant State Attorney assigned
to Juvenile cases in Hamilton and Madison Counties, assigned to Misdemeanor cases
in Madison County, some felony cases in Madison County. Assigned as the Assistant
State Attorney to Misdemeanor domestic violence cases in addition to other
Misdemeanor and Criminal Traffic with some felony cases, in Columbia County.

Florida Department of Children and Family Services, 1389 US Highway 90 West,
Suite 100, Lake City, Florida 32055
February, 2005 to December, 2005
Senior Attorney: Represent the Florida Department of Children and Family Services,
and the Partnership for Strong Families in juvenile dependency proceedings. Draft
motions, pleadings, and proposed Orders, as well as provide representation in
numerous court proceedings. Experience with non-jury trials for adjudication of
dependency and termination of parental rights. Family Drug Treatment Court,
Suwannee County.

Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc., Post Office Drawer 3067, Lake City, Florida
32056
September 2002 to February, 2005
Staff Attorney: Represent indigent persons, and victims of domestic violence in
family law proceedings, including representation of parents in juvenile dependency
law proceedings. Draft motions, pleadings, and provide representation in numerous
court proceedings (including termination of parental rights trials). Community
outreach. Family Drug Treatment Court team, Suwannee County.

Florida Circuit Court Summer Judicial Clerkship Program, Third Circuit, Lake City,
Columbia County, Florida, May 2001 to August 2001
Drafted orders on post conviction motions (civil and criminal), did legal research for
Circuit Judges and Staff Attorneys, attended trials and hearings

University of Florida, College of Law, Professor Thomas Cotter
Research Assistant, May 2000 to May 2001, August 2001 to May 2002
Read and summarized intellectual property cases, computer research to obtain recent
intellectual property cases, confirming of case cites in rough drafts of academic
article

University of Florida, College of Law, Professor Leanne Pflaum
Teaching Assistant, Legal Research and Writing (Fall), Appellate Advocacy (Spring),
August 2000 to May 2001
Conducting library research labs for first year students; grading of student research
projects, memos, briefs, and citation exercises; assistance with oral arguments



Hankin & Hankin, 305 NE 1
st
St., Gainesville, FL 32601
Law Clerk, May 2000 to January 2001
Researched legal topics, composed legal memos and pleadings such as complaints,
requests to produce, and interrogatories

Florida State University, Psychology Department, Tallahassee, FL
Departmental Assistant, May 1999-August 1999
Trained albino rats for undergraduate lab, proctored and graded exams, graded
quizzes

Florida State University, Program in Neuroscience, Tallahassee, FL
Neuroscience Fellow, January 1998-May 1999
Fellowship provided my stipend to concentrate on research

Florida State University, Psychology Department, Tallahassee, FL
Teaching Assistant (Neuroanatomy lab), August 1997-December 1997
Taught first-year medical students and graduate students human brain anatomy

Florida State University, Psychology Department, Tallahassee, FL
Departmental Assistant, August 1996-August 1997
Proctored and graded exams, graded quizzes, assisted in the teaching of an
undergraduate lab

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Pharmacology Department, Omaha, NE
Participant in Lilly-Aspet Undergraduate Summer Research Program, June 1995-
August 1995
Performed radioligand binding assays using chinese hamster ovary cells, participated
in Journal Club and presented a poster at a departmental function.

BAR ASSOCIATIONS

October, 2002 to present: Member, Florida Bar Association

October, 2002 to June, 2011: Member, Third Circuit Bar Association

June, 2008 to June, 2009: Secretary, Third Circuit Bar Association

June, 2009 to August, 2010: Vice President, Third Circuit Bar Association

Appointed to Continuing Legal Education Committee, Florida Bar Association, July 1, 2009 to
June 30, 2011.


PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ABSTRACTS

Jean D. Deupree, Kendra A. Hinton, D. Roselyn Cerutis, and David B. Bylund (1996) Buffers
differentially alter the binding of [
3
H]-Rauwolscine and [
3
H]-RX821002 to the Alpha-2
Adrenergic Receptor subtypes. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Vol
278 No 3, 1215-1227.

K.A. Hinton, P.B. Allen, P. Greengard, and C.C. Ouimet "Localization of Protein Phosphatase 1
and Spinophilin in Dendritic Shafts." Society for Neuroscience Abstract, November 1998, Los
Angeles, CA

Kendra A. Hollern and Howard S. Carrier The Effects of Library Instruction upon the Legal
Information Research Skills of Students Enrolled in a Legal Assistant Studies Program. Georgia
Political Science Association Presentation, November, 2012, Savannah, GA

Howard Carrier and Kendra A. Hollern Delivering Subject-Specific Library Instruction in
Online Classes: Combining Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching. Online Lifeline
Instructional Technology and eLearning Conference Presentation, February, 2013, Valdosta, GA

Kendra A. Hollern Use of Problem-Based Learning and Simulations of Teaching of Law-
Related Courses. USG Teaching and Learning Conference: Best Practices for Promoting
Engaged Student Learning, April, 2013, Athens, GA.