ABOUT ME
I graduated from the University of Kansas in 2008 and I've been at North Dakota State ever since. I'm currently the Department Chair and I recently submitted my promotion portfolio for full professor.

EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Meeting Facilitation
2005 - 2008 Ph.D. in Communication Studies
University of Kansas
Dissertation: The Communicative Creation of Meetings: An Interaction Analysis of Meeting Thought Units and Meeting Activities in Three Natural Meeting Contexts
Advisor: Joann Keyton
Conflict Management
Communication Strategy
Group Decision Making
2003 - 2005 M.A. in Speech Communication
University of Illinois
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1996 - 2002 B.A. in Broadcast Journalism
Minor: Business Administration
Brigham Young University
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