PhD, Interpersonal Communication, 2018, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MA, Communication, 2012, Missouri State University
Graduate Certificate, Conflict and Dispute Resolution, 2012, Missouri State University
BA, Communication, Professional Writing, 2009, Missouri State University
Teaching
COM 205 Interpersonal Communication Theory and Skills
COM 210 Introduction to Communication Research Methods
COM 390 Aging and Communication
COM 405 Interpersonal Communication
COM 506/607 Family Communication
COM 511/611 Conflict and Communication
COM 521/621 Communication, Mediation, and Negotiation
COM 597/698 Studies in Communication Theory and Practice
COM 724 Theories of Interpersonal Communication
COM 796 Independent Study
Awards and honors
Summer Faculty Fellowship Grant, Missouri State University, 2019
Certified Distance Educator Award, Missouri State University, 2018 and 2019
Department of Communication Summer Dissertation Fellowship, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
Jesse Delia Award for Outstanding Article, Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017
Dissertation Research Grant, Graduate College Small Dissertation Research Grants Program for the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
Marion Morse Wood Fellowship in Interpersonal Communication (for excellence in interpersonal communication), Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
Ruth Anne Clark Award, Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016
Jesse Delia Award for Outstanding Article, Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2015
List of teachers ranked as excellent by their students, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012–2016
Elizabeth Young Winter Fellowship, Department of Communication, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2012
Special Distinction in Communication, Honors College, Missouri State University, 2009
Holt V. Spicer Scholarship, Department of Communication, Missouri State University, 2008