Areas of Expertise

Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data privacy, technology transfer, increasing diversity in technology

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2016
• MBA, Business Management, Wesleyan College, Macon GA, 2014
• LLM, Master of Laws in Intellectual Property Law, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 2001
• JD, Juris Doctorate, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Atlanta GA, 1996
• BS, Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, 1988

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, Since 2022, business law, ethics
• Assistant Professor, SUNY Korea, Songdo Incheon Republic of Korea, Technology & Society Department, 2020-2022, operations management, ethics, software applications, smart cities
• Assistant Professor, Winthrop University, College of Business, Department of Management, Rock Hill, SC, 2018-2019, operations management, ethics
• Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2014-2016, business, statistics, engineering management, engineering ethics
• Adjunct Professor, Business Administration, Park University, online, 2013, business law, ethics
• Adjunct Professor, Business Administration, Atlanta Metro State College, 2013, business law, ethics
• Program Manager, Lecturer, Procurement Counselor, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, 2009-2012, small business development, government contracting
• Adjunct Professor, Business Administration, Strayer University, online, 2009, business law, ethics
• Adjunct Professor, Business Administration, Mercer University, Macon, GA, 2007, business law, ethics
• Adjunct Professor, Business Administration, Clark Atlanta University, 2005, business law, ethics
• President, Lemongrass Consulting, Inc., GA, 2005-2014, land use and zoning cases, legal research report writing, training courses
• Principal Engineer, City of Atlanta, Site Development, construction plan reviews, legal and regulatory compliance, 2005-2007
• Assistant Professor, Technology and Computer Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, 2003-2004, land use and zoning
• Director of Intellectual Property & Research Compliance, Office Vice President of Research, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 2001-2003
• Technology Transfer Specialist, University of Illinois, Champaign, 2000-2001
• Transportation Planner/ Engineer, US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Georgia Division, Intermodal Transportation Planning Department, Atlanta, GA, 1999-2000
• Technology Transfer Specialist, Environmental/ Mechanical Engineer, US EPA, National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Lab (NVFEL), Advanced Technology Development Support Division, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998-1999
• Patent Examiner, US Patent and Trademark Office, Crystal City, VA, 1997-1998
• Principal Transportation Planner, City of Atlanta, 1995-1997
• Transportation Engineer, Georgia Department of Transportation, 1990-1995
• Civil Engineer, Construction Project Manager, City of Chicago, 1987-1990
• Research Assistant, US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction and Engineering Research Lab (CERL), Artificial Intelligence Division, Champaign, IL, 1985-1987
• Assistant Librarian, University of Illinois Geology Library, Champaign, IL, 1984-1985
• INROADS Intern, Engineer-in Training, Harza Engineering, Chicago, IL, Summers 1983 & 1984

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Leadership in Research Award, Kelley Department of Business Law and Ethics, 2025
• FACET Innovate Award Finalist for Collaborative Activities; Music Startup Company Projects, BUSL 201 – Business Law, 2025
• FACET Innovate Award Finalist for DEIJ Informed Pedagogy; Kelley Department of Business Law and Ethics Teaching Team Video (lead nominator: Eric Sader), 2024
• Shipley Swann Fellowship, 2016
• Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) Brenda and Wilbur West Scholarship, 2015
• American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grant, 2014
• Women in Public Policy (WIPP) Emerging Leader Award, 2013
• Sam Walton Emerging Entrepreneur Award, 2008

Selected Publications

• Hamilton, C. The Digital Doppelganger: Protecting Musicians and Others from Deepfake Damage, XX UCLA Entertainment Law Review XXX (2026, in press).
• Hamilton, C., and Shackelford, S. Global Perspectives on Addressing Police Misconduct with Robocops, 26 UC Davis Business Law Journal 82 (2026). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C. The Sound of Drones is the Sound of Death: Human Rights Violations and Supply Chain Disruptions. 29 UCLA Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs 45 (2026). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C. How Socially Comparing Emerging Research Institutions to Established Research Institutions informs proposed amendments to the Bayh Dole Act. 30 Marquette Intellectual Property & Innovation Law Review 61 (2026). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., and Schumann, D. Love and Hate in University Technology Commercialization: Proposed Revision to the Bayh-Dole Act. 42 Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal 353 (2025). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., Sader, E., and Ale-Ebrahim, B. Surpassing Bostock: SEC filing deficits mask prevalence of LGBTQ+ workplace discrimination. 26 Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology 124 (2025). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., and Shackelford, S. Robocops to the rescue? Addressing police misconduct. 20 Journal of Business and Technology Law 131 (2025). View Full Text
• Garrison, C., Hamilton, C., Tarabar, D., Doman, M., and Scibelli, D. Red, blue & purple data breach laws: What they reveal. 25 Houston Business and Tax Law Journal 155 (2025). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C. Money is Morphing - Cryptocurrency can Morph to be an Environmentally and Financially Sustainable Alternative to Traditional Banking. 22 DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal 81 (2024). View Full Text
• Jin, S., and Stokes, G. M., and Hamilton, C. Empirical evidence of urban climate adaptation alignment with system development: application of LDA. 136 Cities 104254 (2023). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., and Stokes, G. M. Patented brand drugs are essential facilities and regulatory compacts. 21 Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property 77 (2023). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., Maliphol, S., and English-Dowdell, L. Recommended Technology Management of Smart Policing Robocops for AI Ethics and Cybersecurity. In Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Management (ASEM) International Annual Conference (IAC), Denver, Colorado (2023). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., Dougherty, E., Elam, A., Kalbfleisch, P. J., Terjesen, S., and Woolley, J. L. Female Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Research:  How diverse perspectives inspire creativity, drive innovation, and encourage inclusive economic growth. In Program & Proceedings of Colloquium of the Stony Brook University Intellectual Property Partners (2022). View Full Text
• Maliphol, S. and Hamilton, C. Smart policing: Ethical issues & technology management of robocops. In Proceedings of IEEE PICMET: Technology Management and Leadership in Digital Transformation, Portland, Oregon (2022). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., and Maliphol, S. Reimagining China’s Transportation Funding Investments in Africa in the Context of COVID-19. 2677 Transportation Research Record 118 (2023). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., Swart, W., and Stokes, G. M. Developing a Measure of Social, Ethical, and Legal Content for Intelligent Cognitive Assistants. 16 Journal of Strategic Innovation and Sustainability 1 (2021).  View Full Text
• Hamilton, C. Appropriation of Artisans' Intellectual Property in Fashion Design Accessories: Piracy Disguised as Giving Back? 25 Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal 127 (2021). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C. Identifying Sources of COVID19 Pandemic Supply Chain Fragility. In Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Management International Annual Conference, virtual (2021). View Full Text
• Hamilton, C., and Philbin, S. Knowledge Based View of University Tech Transfer—A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. 10 Administrative Sciences 62 (2020). View Full Text
• Garrison, C. and Hamilton, C. A comparative analysis of the EU GDPR to the USA’s data breach notifications. 28 Information and Communication Technology Law Journal 99 (2019).  View Full Text

Edited on July 10, 2026