Resume

• 2007

  Ph.D.

  Dissertation: Differences in physician use of electronic health records: Development of a scale assessing individual factors influencing physician actualization.\nAdvisor: Dr. Richard Street\nPhD Expected May 2012

  Communication

  Texas A&M University

• 2004

  M.A.

  Thesis: College students’ perceptions of quarantine and social distancing methods in the event of an influenza pandemic\nAdvisor: Dr. John Parrish-Sprowl \nJuly 2007

  Applied Communication

  Campus Tour Guide

  Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis

• 1997

  B.S.

  Biology

  Gamma Phi Beta Sorority

• Writing

  Teaching

  Data Analysis

  Quantitative Research

  Public Speaking

  Research

  Higher Education

  Instructional Design

  E-Learning

  Health Communication

  Instructional Technology

  Editing

  E-learning

  Healthcare

  Qualitative Research

  Public Health

  SPSS

  Training & Development

  Organizational Change

  Blogging

  The message design logics of organizational change: Investigating the creation of messages about planned organization change.

  Josh Barbour

  The message design logics of organizational change: Investigating the creation of messages about planned organization change.

  Ending the end-of-life communication impasse: A dialogic intervention in \"Cancer Communication and Aging.\"

  Alexis D. Bakos

  Linda M. Harris

  John W. Lannamann

  Ending the end-of-life communication impasse: A dialogic intervention in \"Cancer Communication and Aging.\"

  Wesner

  Ph.D.

  Kylene

  Wesner

  Ph.D.

  Texas A&M University

  Dr. Piziak - Scott & White

  IUPUI

  Indiana Health Care Association

  National Cancer Institute - Behavioral Research Program

  National Cancer Institute - Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch

  Environmental Safety Technologies

  Inc

  Broward College

  KBO Consulting

  IUPUI

  Assisted professors in the Department of Communication on various projects they were working on.

  IUPUI

  Consultant

  Developed storyboards for a video game for pre-school aged children which will be used to engage children in physical activity.

  Dr. Piziak - Scott & White

  Indiana Health Care Association

  Indianapolis

  IN

  Facilitated annual spring conference through public relations and marketing development\n\nWrote and edited the biweekly electronic newsletter\n\nAssessed and edited content and style on website\n\nCreated site map for IHCA website

  Public Affairs Intern

  Texas A&M University

  Environmental Safety Technologies

  Inc

  • Identified bacteria and fungi in order to determine if water quality and air quality standards are being met by cruise ships

  hospitals

  and residential homes\n• Processed air and water samples\n• Performed general lab maintenance \n• Recorded inventory and data into databases

  Bacteriologist/Microbiologist

  Louisville

  Kentucky Area

  Analyzed all BRP “owned” pages to ensure that all links were active and linked to correct pages; identified outdated and inaccurate information and provide suggestions for update. \n\nProvided suggestions for usability of web pages.

  National Cancer Institute - Behavioral Research Program

  IUPUI

  Office of Campus Visits - Indianapolis

  IN

  January 2006 – May 2006\n•\tGave presentations to middle school aged children on how to prepare and plan for college\n•\tDeveloped a newsletter

  gathering articles

  and creating a layout \n•\tEdited Spring Campus Day 2006 final program and website\n•\tPublicized Spring Campus Day 2006 to 489 middle schools and home school networks in Indiana\n•\tAssisted in production of middle school promotional publications \n•\tAssisted with the planning and implementation of special events\n June 2004 – May 2005\n•\tProvide general campus tours to hundreds of prospective students and their families and large groups of \n middle school and high school students. \n•\tProvide tours of the medical side of campus to prospective health profession students and pre-health \n profession large groups.

  Graduate Assistant/Campus Ambassador

  department of communication

  Dissertation: Differences in physician use of electronic health records: Development of a scale assessing individual factors influencing physician actualization.\nAdvisor: Dr. Richard Street\nPhD Expected December 2014\n\nDesigned and conducted qualitative and quantitative studies which included: the development and writing of research proposals; retrieving

  analyzing

  and synthesizing academic literature for literature reviews; submission of proposal to and interaction with Institutional Review Board (IRB)

  and presentation of research at scholarly conferences\n\nSpecialization in health

  organizational

  and computer mediated communication to facilitate technology adoption and integration in health care organizations \n\nStatistical software used SPSS

  Doctoral Candidate

  Texas A&M University

  Davie

  FL

  Teach multiple sections of SPC 1024 Intro to Speech Communication and SPC 1608 Public Speaking

  Adjunct Faculty

  Broward College

  Ft. Lauderdale

  FL

  I am the co-founder and COO of KBO Consulting. KBO is an international consulting firm dedicated to providing the highest levels of Communication and Management consultation. Specializations include: Teamwork

  Organizational Management

  Logistics

  General Communication

  Conflict Management

  Communication Audits

  and Productivity Enhancement.\n\nFounded in Fort Lauderdale

  Florida in 2012

  KBO has performed training and analysis level projects in south Florida and the Bahamas. Currently we are in the process of expanding our consulting web to include the entirety of the southern United States by establishing a consulting arm in Fort Worth

  Texas. Further

  from our southern office in Fort Lauderdale

  we plan to extend consulting to the entirety of the Caribbean.

  Chief Operating Officer

  KBO Consulting

  College Station

  TX

  Effectively taught and managed a variety of self-contained small and large lecture courses including: Health Communication

  Small Group Communication

  Interpersonal Communication

  Communication & Technology Skills

  Public Speaking

  and Communication Careers \n\nUsed online student platforms (eLearning) and new media technologies (blogs

  videoconferencing

  wikis

  etc.) to facilitate student learning and assisted colleagues in their use of these technologies\n\nPerformed expected duties as an instructor in accordance with higher education policies and procedures

  including maintaining student privacy regulations (FERPA)

  Instructor

  Texas A&M University

  Office of International Affairs - Indianapolis

  IN

  Analyzed foreign education credentials of applicants to graduate programs to determine academic eligibility \n\nIssued visa documents\n\nProvided assistance to academic departments about applicants for admission decisions\n\nProvided exemplary customer service skills to applicants and academic departments

  International Credentials Analyst

  IUPUI

  Rockville

  MD

  Synthesize and analyze the Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch (HCIRB) grant portfolio to assess research gaps and determine future directions for the portfolio and provide focus for PA’s and RFA’s\n\nKnowledgeable about the grant application and review process

  revisions and resubmissions

  grant mechanisms

  grant solicitations

  application rules and regulations

  federal agency budgets and funding

  and electronic grant submissions. \n\nConduct extensive literature reviews of cancer communication relating to prevention

  diagnosis

  treatment

  end-of-life

  and survivorship\n\nAssist in setting theoretical and methodological directions for the development of a state-of-the-science health communication manuscript\n\nAnalyze and report on health communication research across NCI via the Trans NCI Health Communication Group\n\nAssist with updating the HCIRB Web site and other public information media

  Health Communication Intern

  National Cancer Institute - Health Communication and Informatics Research Branch