Education
Professional Development
&
PhD
May 2005
(Cultural) Sociology &
(Political) Communication
U. Albany, SUNY
GPA: 3.70
COURSEWORK: • Civil Society & the Public Sphere • Orientation to Sociology A • Orientation to Sociology B • Sociological Theories I • Sociological Theories II • Interorganizational Relationships • Intermediate Statistics in Sociology • Multivariate Analysis • SOC Research Methods • Rhetorical Analyses independent studies • Studies in Specialized Areas: Sociology of Media • Teaching Issues Seminar • Public Speaking Co-teaching 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 • Public Relations II • P.R. Publications & PageMaker for P.R. • Organizational Communication • Political Communication • Intro to Advertising • Marketing • Journalism I • Journalism 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: • English I: Composition • Honors English II: Literature • Speech • Vocal Communication • Television Production I • Intro to Sociology • Statistics I • Statistics II • State & Local Government • Survey of Economics • Intro to Philosophy • Ethics • Intro to Psychology • Developmental Psychology • Acting I • Children’s Theatre Tour • Biology of Man: The Organism • Tai Chi • Self-Defense. ◘ A.P. European History
NY State Regents Diploma
June 1998
Bloomfield Jr.-Sr. High School
GPA: 96%
National Honor Society
Top Ten Graduate
certificate, 2025
certificate, 2025
certificate, 2003
certificate, 2025