Melissa is the Associate Director of Research & Instruction at the USD Legal Research Center.
She holds a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Washington. She is a member of the State Bar of California.
Melissa is the foreign and international specialist on our reference team and works closely with many of the students in foreign and international focused courses. Contact her directly at mabernathy@sandiego.edu for foreign and international law assistance with seminar papers, moot court, or citechecking.
In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, playing flag football, and discovering new restaurants.
