Professor Vaughn currently teaches the Civil Justice Clinic. She joined Northern Illinois University College of Law in August 2007 and initially supervised students in the Elder Law Clinic and Domestic Abuse Clinic. Professor Vaughn’s legal career has been dedicated to social change advocacy and poverty law on behalf of low-income clients. Before coming to NIU, Professor Vaughn worked as the Supervising Attorney of the Family Law Advocacy Group at Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County and as the Legal Director of Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center. She is a member of the California, District of Columbia, and Illinois bars.