Secretary
Dr. Amy Kristin Sanders is the Board Secretary and John and Ann Curley Chair in First Amendment Studies at Penn State. A licensed attorney and award-winning former journalist, Sanders is an internationally recognized expert on the legal regulation and ethical use of emerging technologies.
In addition to her work with SCALES-OKN, Sanders serves on the Truman State University Foundation Board of the Directors. Before that, she was the Board Secretary and Governance Chair for the Student Press Law Center, a D.C.-based nonprofit organization that promotes, supports and defends the First Amendment rights of student journalists and their advisers.
Sanders worked as a copy editor and page designer for the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, then a New York Times Co. newspaper. She holds a Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of Florida. She earned her M.A. in professional journalism and her Juris Doctorate at the University of Iowa. Sanders is a proud graduate of Truman State University (’01), where she earned a B.A. in communication and a B.S. in justice systems.