Education
PhD
May 2005
(Cultural) Sociology &
(Political) Communication
U. Albany, SUNY
GPA: 3.70
COURSEWORK: Civil Society & the Public Sphere; Orientation to Sociology A & B; Sociological Theories I & II; Interorganizational Relationships; Intermediate Statistics in Sociology; Multivariate Analysis; Research Methods (in Sociology); Rhetorical Analyses independent studies; Studies in Specialized Areas: Sociology of Media independent study; Teaching Issues Seminar; Public Speaking Coteaching Internship
MA
December 2001
(Political) Communication
U. Albany, SUNY
GPA: 3.91
COURSEWORK: Change Leadership-Communication Strategies; Communication in Campaign 2000; Communication in Political Decision Making; Persuasion; Communication Research Methods; Lobbying; Persuasion & Propaganda independent study; Political Communication & Citizen Participation; Theory & Research in Political Communication.
PRACTICUM: "Power Plays by the Powerless: A Study of Attempted Diffusion of Innovative Reforms by the New York State Assembly Minority Conference"
CAS
August 2023
Healthcare Management
Empire State, SUNY
GPA: 4.0
COURSEWORK: Health Policy & Management; Managing Healthcare Systems; Strategic Corporate Communication & Inter-professional Collaboration; High Performance Management
BA
May 2000
Public Relations,
Journalism minor
SUNY New Paltz
GPA: 3.95
Summa Cum Laude
COURSEWORK: Public Relations I & II; P.R. Publications & PageMaker for P.R.; Organizational Communication; Political Communication; Intro to Advertising; Marketing; Journalism I & II; Literature of Journalism; Photojournalism I; Muckraking Journalism; Press in America; Mass Media Law; Media Ethics; Media & Society; Internship & Seminar in Communication Media (newspaper photojournalism)
AA
December 1998
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, social science concentration
Finger Lakes CC
GPA: 3.97
Phi Theta Kappa
COURSEWORK: Freshman English I: Composition; Honors English II: Literature; Speech; Vocal Communication; Television Production I; Introduction to Sociology; Statistics I; Statistics II; State & Local Government; Survey of Economics; Introduction to Philosophy; Ethics; Introduction to Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Acting I; Children’s Theatre Tour; Biology of Man: The Organism; Tai Chi; Self-Defense; [A.P. European History]
