2003 - Present | Associate Dean, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts | |
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1996 - Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ School of Liberal Arts | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Women's and Gender Studies | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Ethnic Studies | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Justice, Community and Leadership | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ MA in Intercultural Communication | |
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Present | Faculty Member, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Communication | |
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2013 - 2016 | Director, Saint Mary's College of California ‐ Justice, Community and Leadership | |
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1999 - 2005 | Volunteer Instructor - Patten College Program in San Quentin Prison, Patten College | |
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1994 - 1996 | Faculty Member, Loyola University Chicago | |
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1992 - 1995 | Instructor, Ball State University, Extension Program at the Indiana Women's Prison, Ball State University | |
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1986 - 1987 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ball State University | |
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Director, Irvine Scholars Program, Saint Mary's College of California | ||
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Disciplines
Professional Service and Affiliations
1999 - Present | Member, Jan Term Advisory Board, Saint Mary's College of California | 1999 - Present | Member, Task Force on Academic Integrity, Saint Mary's College of California | 1999 - Present | Volunteer Faculty Member and organizing committee member for college programs, San Quentin Prison. | 1998 - Present | Representative of the School of Liberal Arts, Educational Policies Board, Saint Mary's College of California | 1997 - Present | Member, Disney Forum Steering Committee, Saint Mary's College of California | 1997 - Present | Faculty Moderator, Women's Softball Team, Saint Mary's College of California | 1996 - Present | Panel Submission Reviewer, American Studies Division, Speech Communication, National Communication Association | 1996 - Present | Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Communications, Saint Mary's College of California | 1996 - Present | Member, Programs Abroad Committee, Saint Mary's College of California |
Honors and Awards
- Mundelein College Outstanding Faculty Member Award - Loyola University Chicago (1996)
- Outstanding Graduate in the Department of Speech Communication - Ball State University (May 1986)
- Professor of the Year - Saint Mary's College of California
- Instructor of one of four "Recommended Courses" to be taken at Purdue University - College Book (1990)
- CILSA Engaged Faculty Award - Saint Mary's College of California (2011)
- DeLaSalle Award - Saint Mary's College of California (2007)
- Bruce Kendall Award for Excellence in Teaching - Purdue University Department of Communication (1994)
- Eli Lilly and Company Matching Gift Program (1993)
- Puffin Foundation (1993)
- Share It Now Foundation (1992)
- David Ross Summer Research Fellowship - Purdue University (1991)
- Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship - Ball State University (1985)
- Undergraduate Honors Research Fellowship - Ball State University (1984)
Courses
- Jan Term (Tanzania, Haiti, Dominica, Brazilian Amazon, New Orleans)
- First Year Advising Cohort (FYAC)
- SEM 124: Seminar in Multicultural Thought
- COMM 163: Consumerism
- Collegiate Seminar
- JCL 120: Theory and Inquiry in Justice, Community and Leadership
- JCL 196: Capstone
- COMM 196: Capstone
1994 | Ph.D., Rhetorical Theory/Criticism and Cultural Studies, Purdue University | |
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1988 | MA, Speech Communication, Ball State University | |
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1986 | B.A., Speech Communication, Ball State University | |
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Contact Information
Office: Dante Hall - 109
Phone: 925-631-4468
Mail: P.M.B. 3528
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