Profile

Carrie Hagan

Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Civil Practice Clinic
Dean's Fellow

Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Lawrence W. Inlow Hall, Room 111G
530 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3225

Phone: (317) 274-4980
E-Mail: chagangr@iu.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

B.A., University of Kansas, 2001; J.D., University of Cincinnati, College of Law, 2005

Courses

Civil Practice Clinic, Lawyering Practice, Legal Process, Property, Introduction to Law, Judicial Politics

Bio

Carrie Hagan joined the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law faculty as a Clinical Associate Professor of Law in the Fall of 2009. Currently she directs two clinics, the Civil Practice Clinic and the Civil Practice Clinic: Interdisciplinary Law and Social Work Clinic.  In addition to teaching full time at the clinic, she has presented on and published her work involving interdisciplinary partnerships and coordinating skill sets between law and social work locally, nationally and internationally.

Prior to teaching at Indiana University, in 2008 – 2009 she was a Visiting Professor of Law at the Roger Williams University School of Law where she was Director and Supervising Attorney for the Community Justice and Legal Assistance Clinic. From 2005 – 2007 she worked as a family law attorney and guardian ad litem with The Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio, where she also was Supervising Attorney for the University of Cincinnati/Legal Aid of Southwest Ohio’s Domestic Violence and Civil Protection Order Clinic.

While at The University of Cincinnati College of Law, Professor Hagan was an Arthur Russell Morgan Human Rights Fellow from 2002 to 2005 and Senior Articles Editor with Portfolio for the Human Rights Quarterly from 2004 to 2005.  

At Indiana University, in addition to being a Dean’s fellow in recognition of excellence (2015; 2016; 2017; 2018), Prof. Hagan won the Black Cane Award for Best Professor in 2017; was selected as a veteran faculty recipient of a 2018 Women's History Month Women's Leadership Award; received a 2019 Champion of Diversity award; and was a recipient of a Trustee’s Teaching Award in 2013.

Publications

Books and Chapters

• Author, Chapter/Rewritten Opinion, Taylor v. Canterbury, 92 P.3d 961 (Colo. 2004). Rodriguez-Dod, E., & Marty-Nelson, E. (Eds.). (2021). Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions (Feminist Judgment Series: Rewritten Judicial Opinions), pp. 283-293). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108890922
• Author, Chapter/Rewritten Opinion, Drevenik v. Nardone. In D. Gordon, B. Lewis, & C. Spivack (Eds.). (2020). Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Trusts and Estates Opinions (Feminist Judgment Series: Rewritten Judicial Opinions, pp. 179-189). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108860963.010

Law Review and Journal Articles

• Article: "Practicing In Indiana 101", 2024 Survey of Recent Developments in Indiana Law, 58 Ind. L. Rev. 879, Indiana Law Review 2025.
• * One Giant LEAP For All: Developing and Implementing a Community Non-Profit and Legal Partnership to Overcome Barriers to Re-Entry (2020). Vol. 1 No. 2 (2020): ENGAGE! Co-created knowledge serving the state.
• * The RECAP and SCAFFOLDS Frameworks: Engaging Students in Self-Reflection and Self-Regulation Within Online Learning. Hagan, C., Callison, M., & Fox, A. (2020). Journal of Teaching and Learning With Technology, 9(1).
• Social work and law interdisciplinary service learning: Increasing future lawyers’ interpersonal skills (co-authored with Dr. Stephanie Boys, Stephanie Quiring, and Evan Harris), Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Volume 35, Issue 4 (July 2015).
• Catching Fire: A Case Study Illustration of the need for an Interdisciplinary Clinical Case Partnership and Resulting Student Successes (co-authored with Dr. Stephanie Boys) Asian Journal of Legal Education, Volume 2, Issue 1 (January 2015).
• Social Work Skills Can Fill the Gaps in Legal Education: Law Student Opinions of their Preparation for Practice with Clients (co-authored with Dr. Stephanie Boys and Stephanie Quiring) UK Student Law Review, Volume 3, Issue 1 (2015).
• Shifting the Lens: A Primer for Incorporating Social Work Theory and Practice to Improve Outcomes for Clients with Mental Health Issues and the Law Students who Represent Them (co-authored with with Susan McGraugh and Lauren Choate) Mental Health Law & Policy Journal, Volume 3, Issue 2 (2014).
• Lawyers are counselors, too: Social workers can train lawyers to more effectively counsel clients (co-authored with Dr. Stephanie Boys and Valerie Voland) Advances in Social Work, 12 (2), pages 241-254 (2011).

Other Publications

• 2016 Indiana Judge's Guide to the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, authored and edited by Nasha Baughman (Ensign/ENS Direct Intelligence Commission), Sarah Thurman & Carrie Hagan.
• Limit to Win It, Essential Advice From 56 Top Professionals, Family Lawyer Magazine, February 2016 (Winter/Spring 2016 Issue).
• Simple Directions for Better Time Management and Client Rapport, Family Lawyer Magazine, May 2013.

Electronic Publications/Products

• Podcast, Collaborative Conversations, Episode 6, 2025, IUI Interprofessional Practice and Education Center.
• Invited Educator Strategist, RECAP, 2020 IUPUI Teaching for Student Success: An Evidence-Based Approach.
• Case Study: Exploring Effective Redesign Techniques to Combat Student Engagement Challenges in Asynchronous Course Design, (Co-Authored with Dr. Matthew Callison and Malorie Palmer), IATED, EDULearn 2019 Proceedings, ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4, 2019.
• Acting on Assessment: Increasing and Supporting Student Success Through Scaffolding (Co-Authored with Dr. Matthew Callison, Alexandria Fox and Malorie Palmer), IATED, EDULearn 2019 Proceedings, ISBN: 978-84-09-12031-4, 2019.

Work in Progress

• Author, Indiana Family Law with Forms, LexisNexis (under contract, forthcoming 2025).

Presentations

• Shackles in an Online World: How Criminal Records hold us as Slaves to our Mistakes and Prevent Second Chances, 7th Global Meeting Slavery Past, Present and Future, Accra, Ghana, July 2023, July 4, 2023.
• The RECAP Framework: Fostering Student Engagement, Self-Reflection, and Formative Assessment in Online Learning, 2022 Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Invited Presentation, Flexing With Your LMS: Using RECAP to Foster Engagement, Reflection and Metacognition. Presented online for St. Xavier University's Tech Day, August 15, 2022.
• TILTing Toward Success with SCAFFOLDS: Supporting Complex Instruction with Transparency and Purpose. 2022 IU3 Canvas User Conference, March 2022.
• Minimal Effort, Maximum Results: Using RECAP for Formative Assessment and Feedback with Students. IU3 Canvas User Conference 2022, March 2022.
• Reconnecting with RECAP: Fostering Consistent Weekly Engagement and Reflection, TEACHx 2022 Conference, May 18, 2022, Chicago, Illinois.
• Taking The Zoo Out of Zooming: Fostering Consistent Engagement and Reflection Using the RECAP Framework, Externships 11 Conference, October 7-9, 2022 (proposed)
• Invited Talk, Client-Centered Advocacy: Incorporating Principles of Social Work in Law Practice (with Stephanie Boys). February 15, 2022, Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
• Co-Presenter, Using Video in Online Courses to Model Expert Thinking and Provide Feedback, 2020 IUPUI EC Moore Conference on Teaching and Learning, March 6, 2020.
• Ignite Session Presenter, IU System-Wide Community-Engaged Research Mini-Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 8, 2019.
• Successful Scaffolding With Technology for Substantive Student Engagement, Co-Presenter with Dr. Matthew Callison, & Alexandria Fox, 2019 Advancing Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 8, 2019.
• Focusing on "Me" in Mentoring: Integrating Course Resources to Connect Students to Community Online, 2019 IU Online Conference, Co-presenter with Prof. Erin Engels, Carrie Hansel & Alexandria Fox, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 30, 2019.
• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Invited Speaker, 2019 Annual Meeting of Indiana Judges, French Lick, Indiana, September 19, 2019.
• Staff Guidance and Empowerment: Information & Guidance on Common Legal Issues Facing Parents and Children, Indiana Headstart Director and Program Leadership Conference, Presenter, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 8, 2019.
• Advice & Advocacy in a Civil Practice Clinic, Poster Presentation, 2019 Robert G. Bringle Civic Engagement Showcase, Indianapolis, Indiana April 9, 2019.
• Break It Down Again: Utilizing Scaffolding to Increase Better Transfer of Learning for Students, Co-Presenter, 2019 EC Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 8, 2019.
• Justice Involved Veterans, General Jurisdiction Orientation Program, Presenter, Carmel, Indiana, February 26, 2019.
• Introduction to Expungement and Goodwill’s Legal Expungement Advice Program (LEAP), 2018 Goodwill Education and Mission Conference (GEM), Co-Presenter, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 30, 2018.
• Rapid Response and Triage In Times of Upheaval: Rebalancing and Innovating our Practice, Pedagogy, and Scholarship, Co-Presenter, Association of American Law Schools’ 41st Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Chicago, Illinois, April 2018.
• Advice & Advocacy in a Civil Practice Clinic: Experiential Learning Via a Two Tiered Client Representational Model, Poster, Association of American Law Schools’ 40th Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Denver, Colorado, May 6, 2017.
• Protection When Called to Duty: Service Member’s Civil Relief Act, Co-Presenter with Nasha Baughman, Lake County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section CLE, East Chicago, Indiana, March 31, 2017.
• Protection When Called to Duty: Service Member’s Civil Relief Act, Co-Presenter with Nasha Baughman, Indiana Legal Services Access to Justice Conference 2016, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 28, 2016.
• Community and Pedagogical Benefits of Developing Public Education Resources and Engaging in Technology Enhanced Representation, Co-Presenter, 2016 AALS Conference of Clinical Legal Education, Baltimore, Maryland, May 2, 2016.
• Teaching Technology in an Interdisciplinary Setting: How Law and Social Work Use Technology in Practice, Co-Presenter, 2016 Social Work Distance Education Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 13-17, 2016.
• The Clear and Concise Clinician: Teaching Plain Language for Student-Client Interactions and Product Development, Presenter, AALS 15th Annual Transactional Clinical Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April 29, 2016.
• Expungement 101, 2016 Goodwill Education and Mission Conference (GEM), Co-Presenter, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 1, 2016.
• Introduction to the American Legal System, Invited Talk, University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, School of Law (UTCC), Bangkok, Thailand, March 7, 2016.
• Mediation, Negotiation and Client Centered Lawyering: Skills and Best Practices in a Clinical Setting, Invited Trainer, University of Economics and Law (UEL), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, March 5, 2016.
• Interdisciplinary Advances: Qualitative Results of a Pilot Program between Lawyers and Social Workers and Partners Serving a Community, Co-Presenter, Global Conference on Social Science (GCSS) 2016, Bangkok, Thailand, March 9, 2016.
• Protective Orders Part I: Process, Procedure and Dissolution, Assisting Minor Victims of Crime: Victim Justice Program Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar, CLE Presenter, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 11, 2015.
• A2J Author Course Project: Equipping Students with Core Competencies and Lowering Barriers to Justice, Co-Presenter, 2015 CALI Conference for Law School Computing, Denver, Colorado, June 18, 2015.
• Interdisciplinary Service Learning: Benefits to Both Students and the Community, Co-Presenter, 6th International Symposium on Service-Learning (ISSL), Indianapolis, Indiana, May 29, 2015.
• Interdisciplinary Team Teaching in a Service Learning Setting: How to Holistically Serve a Community, Co-Presenter, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) 2015 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, March 4, 2015.
• Protection Orders Part I: Process, Procedure and Dissolution, Family Law Continuing Legal Education (CLE), CLE Presenter, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 1, 2014
• Translating Community Needs Assessments Into Service Learning Opportunities, Co-Presenter, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association 2014 Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 2014.
• Challenges and Strategies for Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Engagement: An International Perspective, Co-Presenter, IUPUI Center for Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Community Showcase, September 17, 2014.
• The Interaction Between Social Work and the Law, Scottish University Law Clinic Network Round Table Event: The Role of Law in the Community, Invited Trainer and Presenter, Glasgow & Edinburgh, Scotland, June 3rd and 4th, 2014.
• Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?: Balancing The Interests of Clients, Courts and Community Agencies, Co-Presenter, 2014 AALS Conference of Clinical Legal Education, Chicago, Illinois, April 28, 2014.
• To SEP or not to SEP?: Creating a One-Time Placement Credit Option to Allow for Future Adoption and Flexibility, Thoughtful Management and Increased Student Opportunities, Co-Presenter, Externships 7 Conference, Denver, Colorado, March 1, 2014.
• Integrating Social Work Theory and Practice into the Law Clinic Curriculum, Co-Presenter, at the Global Alliance for Justice Education's (GAJE) 7th Worldwide Global Alliance for Justice Education Conference/10th International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference, Delhi, India, December 10, 2013.
• Energy Transfer: Winning Inspirational Techniques, Plenary Session Co-Presenter, 2013 Midwest Clinical Law Teachers Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 1, 2013.
• Invited Trainer and Presenter, Clinical Legal Education: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins University - SAIS International Workshop, Oslo, Norway, November 27, 2013.
• Invited Trainer and Presenter, Clinical Legal Education: Crimes against the Family, Community Development, The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins University - SAIS International Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, September 30th to October 1st, 2013.
• Featured Presenter and Poster, Law and Social Work: Providing Holistic Services to Benefit Students, the University and the Community, IUPUI Center for Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP) Community Showcase, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 16, 2013.
• Law and social work: How academic collaborations can better serve students and clients, Co-Presenter, at the 33rd International Congress on Law and Mental Health, Amsterdam, Holland, July 2013.
• Empowerment Through Application: Implementing and Assessing the Intersection of Social Work Theories and Legal Pedagogy in a Classroom and Clinic Setting, Co-Presenter, 2013 AALS Conference of Clinical Legal Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1, 2013.
• "Social Work and Law: The Educational Benefits of Collaboration", Poster with Professor Stephanie Boys, IUPUI Research Day, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 5, 2013.
• Invited Panelist, Best Practices Panel, 2013 Plater Institute on the Future of Learning, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 22, 2013.
• Feature Roundtable: Service Learning and Criminal Justice Education: Integrating Theory and Practice to Propel Student Learning and Enhance Curricular Goals, Co-Presenter, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March 20, 2013.
• The Need for Interpersonal Skills Education in Preparation for Criminal Justice Careers, Co-Presenter, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas, March 20, 2013.
• Holding On and Letting Go: Remembering and Retuning Interviewing and Counseling Skills as a Family Law Attorney, Presenter, Family Law Continuing Legal Education (CLE), December 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 2012.
• Evolution Through Time: How Lessons Learned from a New, Experienced and Adjunct Clinician Give Perspective and Direction on Student Learning and Programmatic Challenges/Changes, Co-Presenter, 2012 Midwest Clinical Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 2012.
• Positives Through Partnerships: Overview of an Experiential Collaboration Between Law and Social Work, Co-Presenter, Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) Symposium, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2012.
• LGBT in the Heartland: Planning for the Future Through Clinics, Externships and Interdisciplinary Partnerships, Co-Presenter, American Association of Law Schools Clinical Conference, Los Angeles, California, May 2012.
• Campus and Community Collaboration in the Civil Practice Clinic: Logistics and Preliminary Assessment, Indiana University Edward C. Moore Symposium on Excellence in Teaching, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 2012.
• Trainer, Clinical Skills Curriculum Training, (one of three invited to lead a week long faculty training) Kenya Law School, Nairobi, Kenya, January 2012.
• "Bridging the Disciplinary Gap: Increasing Holistic Context and Opportunity for Clinical Law Students through an Interdisciplinary Partnership between Law and Social Work," Co-Presenter, Transforming Legal Education – Australian National Conference on Clinical and Experiential Learning, Sydney, Australia, September 2011.
• "Marginalizing Discrimination: How Social Justice, Advocacy and LGBT Awareness on a Clinical Level Can Make Equality More of a Reality," Presenter, 6th Global Alliance for Justice Education Worldwide Conference, Valencia, Spain, July 2011.
• "Yes, You Can!: Course Collaboration for a Richer Learning Experience and Institutional Change," Poster with Professor Cynthia Adams, 2011 AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Seattle, Washington, June 2011.
• "Social Work in Other Fields of Work: The Need for Interdisciplinary Education for Attorneys," CLE Co-Presenter for the IUAA Evening of Celebration and Class Reunion Activities, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2011.
• "Yes, You Can!: Course Collaboration for a Richer Learning Experience and Institutional Change," Poster with Professor Cynthia Adams, IUPUI Research Day, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 2011.
• "Social Work in Other Fields of Work: The Need for Interdisciplinary Education", Co-Presenter, The Edward C. Moore Symposium on Teaching Excellence, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 2011.
• "Weaving Interdisciplinary Partnerships into Clinical Education," Co-Presenter, Plenary Session, Midwest Clinical Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 2010.
• "Educating Lawyers in the Changing Economy," Panelist, Legal Education Conclave, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 2010.
• “Putting the Counsel back in Counselor: How to Implement Theories of Law and Social Work in a Law School Setting,” Co-Presenter, Teaching Law Practice Across the Curriculum Conference, Topeka, Kansas, June 2010.

Other Activities

• Award, 2025 Certificate of Recognition, IUI Interprofessional Practice and Education Center (awarded for efforts to address complex issues through interprofessional collaboration to improve the lives of people and populations in Indiana).
• Award, 2025 Dean's Fellow in Recognition of Service.
• Award, 2023 Faculty Leadership Award (awarded by faculty executive committee to one recipient per year for excellence in leadership and management)
• Interview, 'UnPHILtered': Understanding Indiana's Second Chance Law, WISHTV8, October 20, 2022.
• Civil Practice Clinic Students File Amicus Brief in Expungement Case
• Changing course: Law professors alter teaching styles, balance exhaustion to support students, Indiana Lawyer, February 2, 2022.
• Award, 2020 Indiana University McKinney School of Law Online Innovator Award.
• Award, 2020 IUPUI Outstanding Graduate and Professional Student Mentor Award.
• Facilitator, Center for Teaching and Learning CHAT Room (Conversations Happening Around Teaching), "Rigor, flexibility – why not both?" March 2, 2020.
• Civil Practice Clinic Files Amicus Brief, Brian Allen v. State of Indiana (reversal of expungement denial), February 2020.
• Expungement Wait Period Case Awaits Justices, Indiana Lawyer, January 20, 2020.
• Award, 2019 IndyBar Pro Bono Award. The Pro Bono Award honors practicing lawyers, retired lawyers, in-house and corporate counsel, law firms, law students and paralegals who have made outstanding contributions toward delivering volunteer legal services to the poor and disadvantaged.
• Radio Interview, Second Chance Law on All In Radio Program, WYFI, August 6, 2019.
• Award, Indiana University 2019 Champion of Diversity award.
• Award, Veteran Faculty Recipient of IUPUI's 2018 Women's History Month Women's Leadership Award.
• Award, 2017 Student Organization Advisor of the Year.
• Award, Indiana University McKinney School of Law Black Cane Award for Best Professor of 2017.
• Faculty Fellow, A2J Author Course Project, awarded to teach students to create Guided Interviews that help self-represented individuals navigate legal processes, 2015-2016.
• Award, 2013 Indiana University Trustee’s Teaching Award.