Meet Tina Lassiter
Public Interest Technologist/Legal expert
Get To Know Me
I am a researcher, legal expert and communicator with a solid understanding of AI tools and the AI industry.
I worked as a graduate research assistant for the “Bad AI and Beyond” project of the Good systems program and recently co-authored a paper on AI in Hiring which was presented at the 2021 Conference of AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES).
I am a former German lawyer with a LL.M. from the Tulane Law School. While practicing law in Germany, I specialized in IT-, IP-and Media Law.
In the past year, I presented on topics in AI and Ethics on multiple occasions like at a PIT-UN-conference, the Dallas startup week, and a webinar. I also work as a freelance journalist for a German news agency.
In addition to my legal studies, I recently earned a Master of Science in Information Studies at UT’s School of Information where I took a special interest in Privacy issues, Human AI Interaction and AI Ethics, but also learned coding and data skills. My capstone project with KUNGFU.AI was a research on how to implement Ethics in the Technology sector.
Featured work/projects
Sample Work
AI and Hiring - year-long research project (started in summer 2020)
Independent research with two former classmates and Prof. Min Kyung Lee from the School of Information at UT Texas at Austin. Exploring Human AI interaction in the field of recruiting by conducting a qualitative analysis of multiple interviews with recruiters and AI recruiting platforms. Presented work at 2021 AIES conference. Co-author of paper published in the AIES proceedings.
AI and Ethics Research paper - for classs in Ethics and AI (fall 2019)
Paper for the class "AI and Ethics". Submitted November 2019
Dashboard and Report for class "Presenting Information" (spring 2019)
Created a dashboard for the Non-Profit Organization Keep Austin Fed and wrote a report about it.
User Research Project for class "Understanding research" (spring 2019)
Group work researching the use of an electronic newsletter at the iSchool, using quantitative and qualitative analyses.
User experience project for class in "Human AI Interaction"
Design of a new AI recruiting platform called "Journey", using Figma. Group work.
Practical Experience
What I’ve Done
1995/96 and 1998/99
GRA (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the University of Hamburg, Germany
Research assistant for an International Graduate program (Erasmus Programme in Law and Economics). Tasks included legal research, organizational work with Microsoft Office, and helping to organize an international conference of the program.
1994 - 1998
Rechtsreferendariat (Practical legal training)
Three-year long practical training in the legal profession. State Examination at the end. Qualification to become an attorney, judge or any other legal professional.
Academic Experience
January 2019 - December 2020
Master of Information Studies, University of Texas at Austin
Graduate student at the School of Information to study for a MSIS degree specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Metadata.
August 1993 - May 1994
Master of Laws (LL.M.). Tulane Law School
Master of Laws with Distinction. Special concentration on International Law.
1988 - 1993
Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen
(First State Examination in Law)
Legal Studies at the University of Bonn, Germany. Specialization in International Private and Public Law.
Proficiencies
Knowledge & Expertise
Research Experience
Legal research as a lawyer and as a Graduate Research Assistant. Background research as freelance journalist and freelance translator.
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office, Tableau, Piktochart, Import.io, Open Refine, Basics of Github, Basics of R-Studio
Communication Skills
Work as a freelance journalist
Languages
English and German fluent
French proficient
Spanish beginner
