Carrie Sanford

  • Associate Teaching Professor
  • Director of Academic Success

Contact

Phone: (206) 543-2468
Email: sanfordc@uw.edu

Education

B.A. 1999, American University J.D. 2005, DePaul University

Recent Courses

Course Number Course Name
LAW A 596 Advanced Legal Analysis Seminar
LAW E 578 Foundations in American Law Tested on the Bar Exam

Professional Publications


  • Speaker, "Curricular Design for NextGen UBE: Insights from First Adopters," with Marsha Griggs and Micah Yarborough, Annual Conference, Association of Academic Support Educators (May 19, 2026)
  • Speaker, "Preparing for the First NextGen UBE: The Staff and Faculty Experience," with Anne Alexander, Spring Sync, AccessLex Institute (May 13, 2026)
  • Speaker, "The Evolving Landscape of Academic Success and Professional Licensure in the Pacific Northwest," with Angela Ruocco, Pedagogy in Tumultuous Times Conference, UC Law San Francisco (February 27, 2026)
  • Moderator, "Setting Up Curriculum for Two Bar Exams," NextGen Roundtable, AccessLex (November 19, 2025)
  • Co-Speaker, "Empowering Students: Integrating Academic Support with Therapeutic Interventions to Promote Sustainable Resilience," with Phil Lentz, 9th Annual Conference, National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (June 12, 2025)
  • Co-Speaker, "Adjusting the Curriculum to the Changing Bar Exam," with Christine Francis, Kelly Gamble, Toni Miceli, & Katie Gibbs, National Presentation, Association of Academic Support Educators’ Bar Advocacy Committee (March 28, 2025)
  • Speaker, LLM Students: A Different Approach to Preparing for the Bar? LexCon '24, (November 13, 2024)
  • Panelist, Designing Legal Writing Problems for the NextGen-eration with Lauren E. Sancken, Jaclyn C. Celebrezze, David J.S. Ziff, & Amanda Stephen, Western Regional Legal Writing Conference, (September 14, 2024)
  • Speaker, The Productivity Lab—Hacking Mindset Blocks to Better Work & Wellness Habits with Nina Farber, Association of Academic Support Educators Annual Conference, University of Idaho College of Law (May 21, 2024)
  • Speaker, Motivating (and Marketing) for the Bar Exam Association of Academic Support Educators Annual Conference, Santa Clara University School of Law (May 24, 2023)
  • Speaker, Bar Prep for LL.M. Students Association of Academic Support Educators Annual Conference, St. Mary’s University School of Law (May 26, 2022)
  • The NextGen UBE launches next month; are we ready?
    Jun 11, 2026 | Source: ABA Journal

    “We could have used them a year ago,” says Carrie Sanford, director of academic success at the University of Washington School of Law. “There are less practice materials available for people taking NextGen than there have been for the legacy UBE. That’s a fact. You can’t even argue that.”