Bachelor of Arts Major: International Relations The Ohio State University
MA Interpersonal and Public Communication Major: Organizational Communication Bowling Green State University
Ph.D. in Interpersonal and Public Communication Major: Organizational Communication Bowling Green State University Additional Emphases: Programming/Computers, Sociology, Statistics
Workshops Attended:
Sourcing Grant Funds, Eastern Illinois University Office of Research and Sponsored programs, October 2013.
Moving Methodology: 2012 Organizational Communication Division Preconference. National Communication Association Conference, November 2012.
Applied Organizational Communication: The Role of “Practicality” in Pedagogical and Empirical Approaches. National Communication Association Conference, November 2012.
Desire2Learn Regional User Forum, October , 2012.
Online Course Development Institute, Eastern Illinois University, Spring 2012.
Faculty Summer Institute, University of Illinois, June 2010.
Leadership: The chair's role in fostering collegiality. Academic Chairs Conference, February 6, 2007, Orlando, FL.
Program level assessment: Making it work. Academic Chairs Conference, February 5, 2007, Orlando, FL.
Changing leadership: Expectations for Chairs. Academic Chairs Conference, February 8-10, 2006, Orlando, FL.
Organizational Communication and Change: Challenges in the Next Century. February 11-13, 1996. Austin TX.
Creating Practical Theory: Conversations, Grammars, and Moral Orders. A workshop hosted by Baylor University, Southwest Texas University, and Texas A&M University. October 19 -21, 1995.
GOAL/QPC 10th Annual Total Quality Management Conference and Workshops, Boston, MA: November 11-13, 1993.
GOAL/QPC 9th Annual Total Quality Management Conference and Workshops, Boston, MA: November 11-13, 1992.
TQM in Colleges and Universities: How to Make it Happen. Teleconference October 20, 1992.
Statistical Process Control. Argyle and Associates, September 3-4, 1992.
Fourth Annual Symposium on Quality in Academe. July 2-4, 1992.
Xerox Quality Program, Demonstration Project, February 3-5, 1992
Establishing and Developing Self-Directed Workteams. GOAL/QPC, Metheun, MA: January 7-8, 1992.
The Role of Human Resources in Total Quality Management. Wyatt Company, November 15, 1991.
Goal/QPC 8th Annual Total Quality Management Conference and Workshops, Boston, MA: November 11-13, 1991.
Legal Strategies for Coping with Retrenchment. College and University Personnel Association. Southern New England Chapter. April 12, 1991.
Challenge of ADA, Making it Work for You. The Institute for Human Resource Development. May 5, 1990.
Pre-retirement Planning, AARP, July 4-6, 1989.
Connecticut Business and Industry Association. Legal and Legislative Updates for Connecticut. June 16, 1989.
How to Find, Recruit, Interview, and Select Employees, Bryant College, The Center for Management Development. June 1-2, 1989.
Cultural Diversity in Student Affairs. Connecticut College Personnel Association, April 14, 1989.