East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

Doctor of Philosophy, Technical & Professional Discourse, in progress beginning 2009

• Risk Communication
• Advanced Discourse Analysis
• Writing in the Health Professions

• Grant and Proposal Writing
• Media and Health Communication
• Issues in Teaching Composition - ESL Writers

Appalachian State University; Boone, North Carolina

Master of Arts in Educational Media, with concentration in Instructional Technology/Media Production, 2005; GPA 3.97

• Advanced Production and Portfolio
• Business Information Systems
• Computers in Educational Settings
• Information Design
• Instructional Design
• Instructional Graphics

• Media Literacy
• Multimedia & Image Production
• New Media and Global Education
• Research Methods
• Web Page Design and Development
• Web Teaching: Design and Development

Lenoir-Rhyne College; Hickory, North Carolina

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2001; Overall GPA 3.78; Major GPA 4.0

• Cognitive Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• General Psychology (with Lab)
• Health Psychology
• History & Issues in Psychology
• Human Relations
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology

• Multicultural Perspectives
• Psychology of Personality
• Research Assistantship
• Research Methods I
• Social Psychology
• Social Psychology (Advanced)
• Women's Studies

Business-Related:

• Accounting Principles
• Business Law
• Business Management
• Business Statistics
• Macroeconomics

Computers:

• Computer Programming: COBOL
• Computers Today: Concepts
• Digital Computer Fundamentals
• Introduction to Computing
• Introduction to the Programming Process

Language:

• Concepts in Communication (English I)
• Intensive Introductory Spanish I & II
• Strategies for Analysis & Research (English II)
• Studies in Literature

Mathematics-Related:

• Business Statistics
• Finite Mathematics
• Social Science Methods

Political and Social Sciences:

• American Government
• Philosophy of Human Nature
• Western Heritage I & II

Sciences:

• Concepts of Biology
• Environmental Science
• Physical Geology

Other:

• Art Appreciation
• The Christian Faith
• The Christian Perspective
• Concepts in Healthful Living
• Fundamentals of Music
• Photography
• Photojournalism

Distinctions:

• 2000-2001 Chapter President - Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology
• Winner Annual Psi Chi Chapter Award for Outstanding Contributions

Additional Studies

• Duke University Continuing Studies - May 2007 - Certificate in Nonprofit Management
• Professional training certifications:
  • Kepner-Tregoe - June 2000 - Project Management
  • AchieveGlobal - March 2000 - Organizational Effectiveness Skills Modules (approximately 100)
  • Development Dimensions International (DDI) - July 1998 - Targeted Selection - Instructor/Administrator
  • AchieveGlobal - September 1993 - Quality Service Skills
• University of Richmond - E. Claiborne Robins School of Business - The Management Institute - May 1999 - Train-the-Trainer Workshop
• University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire - April 1992 - Instructional Systems Design Workshop
• University of Michigan - School of Business Administration - September 1991 - Instructional Development Workshop