She joined the faculty in the fall of 2010. She primarily teaches in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution, focusing on mediation, mediation advocacy, and arbitration law. Professor Blankley regularly publishes in the field of dispute resolution, focusing on how parties can customize alternative processes to suit their dispute-resolution needs as well as issues of ethics in dispute resolution. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Nebraska, Professor Blankley worked in private practice, focusing on a wide variety of civil matters.