Teya Merrill

I’ve supported legal case management at Elliot, Lawson & Minor, P.C., maintaining client records, updating Tennessee Code materials, and researching Virginia civil-case statuses.

At The Bright School, I coordinated educational and recreational activities while mentoring students in emotional regulation, conflict management, and problem-solving. I built positive relationships with students, parents, and faculty across aftercare, summer camp, and substitute teaching.

Through UTC Anthropology Department internships, I restored replica tools for the Paleo-Skills Workshop, taught flintknapping to more than twenty participants, processed excavation soil samples, and created archival mounts for artifact curation.

My studies in Political Science and Cultural Anthropology shape how I analyze power, law, policy, identity, inequality, and social change. As Vice President and Diversity Chair of the Pre-Law Honor Society, I connected students with law-school guidance, led a professional-attire drive, and facilitated LSAT study sessions.