Education

Academic Degrees

Ph.D. in Communication (Minor in Social Psychology)

Graduated 2008

University of Arizona

Advisor: Dr. Chris Segrin

Dissertation Title: The Role of Enduring Vulnerabilities in Coping in Adjusting to Marital Stress

M.A. in Communication 

Graduated 2004

University of Arizona

Advisor: Dr. Tara Emmers-Sommer

B.S. Double Major: Speech Communication, Spanish 

Graduated 2002

Northern Michigan University

Magna Cum Laude

Crucial Conversations® Certification

Mastering Dialogue (2024)

Accountability (2024)

Mediation Training

Domestic Mediation Training, Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) (2020)

Core Mediation Training, Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) (2011)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®  Certification

MBTI® Institute’s Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® Certification Program (2019)

Study Abroad

German Academy, Berlin, Germany (2012)

Cuernavaca Language School, Morelos, Mexico (2001)