Academic Information

Degrees

BS: Clemson University
MA: Penn State University

Research Interests

My research interest is in sermons discourse and female preachers of the 19th century and today.

Advisor/Committee

Donna Lillian, Rick Taylor, Dana Harrington

Classes Taught

1. Comm 2410/Public Speaking

2. Comm2420/Business and Professional Communication

3. Comm2020/Fundamentals of Speech Communication

Conference Presentations & Publications

1. "The Discourse of Sermon Styles: Narrative Style", TALGS Annual Conference. Greenville, NC.

Career Goal Statement 

I teach full time in the School of Communication at East Carolina University. I look forward to teaching seminars in my specialty area after completing this degree.

Personal Information

Personal Hobbies/Interests

Reading, exercise, travel

Reasons Why I Chose PhD Program at ECU

I work at ECU and live in Greenville, so the degree has made the most sense for me. I am a non-traditional student, so I could not commute or take time off to be a full time student at a different university.