Bio & Expertise

Jennifer L. Brinkley, an Assistant Professor of Legal Studies, has a J.D. from the University of Kentucky College of Law, practiced law and taught at both the University of Colorado at Denver and at Western Kentucky University before joining UWF in 2019. She teaches courses on women and the law, criminal procedure, evidence, legal research and writing, family law, law and society, among others. Brinkley’s research focuses on women and the law issues. Her work has been published in Kentucky Law Journal, Quinnipiac Law Review, Northern Illinois University Law Review, FAWL Journal, Legal Writing: Journal of Legal Writing Institute, South Carolina Law Review, LMU Law Review, Kentucky Bench & Bar, The Legal Educator, and The Young Lawyer. Brinkley has experience working for a civil law firm, in a solo law practice, in a corporate position, and as a prosecutor.

Link

Dr. Brinkley's webpage on the University of West Florida's website.

Honors

Outstanding Young Lawyer
Kentucky Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 2015
Young Professional Award
University of Kentucky, College of Law Alumni, 2014
Guardian ad Litem of the Year
CASA of South Central Kentucky, 2009
Community Service Award
Bowling Green-Warren County Bar Association, 2009

Organizational Affiliations

Assistant Professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Assistant Professor, Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University (United States, Bowling Green) - WKU

Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky

Lecturer, University of Colorado at Denver, School of Public Affairs

Education

Criminology
2009–2011, Master of Arts (MA), Western Kentucky University (United States, Bowling Green) - WKU

Thesis: Smashing Cycles: An Exploratory Analysis of Factors Coinciding with Female Defendants Charged with Assault Offenses When Minor Children Are Present

Law
2002–2005, Juris Doctor, University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky
Broadcasting
1997–2001, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Western Kentucky University (United States, Bowling Green) - WKU