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Curriculum Vitae

Professional Appointments and Related Experience

Director of Communication for Graduate Medical Education and Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, IL, (July 2019-Present)

Communication and Well-Being Consultant, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peooria, IL, (January 2018-July 2019)

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Professional Appointments and Related Experience

EDUCATION

Executive Certificate in Leadership for Women (2015), Hollins University, Roanoke, VA

Ph.D. Communication Arts and Sciences, Minor: Women’s Studies (2011), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Dissertation Title: For the Good of “The Family”: The Rhetoric of Family Values in U.S. National Policymaking

M.A.  Communication Arts and Sciences (2005), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Thesis Title: The Rhetoric of the Fatherhood Movement

B.A.    Speech Communication (2002), Magna Cum Laude, Ripon College, Ripon, WI

A.A.    General Studies (2000), Honor’s Program, McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL 

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