Education

Ph.D., Mass Communications, The University of Iowa (Anticipated July, 2012)

Advisors: Judy Polumbaum and Frank Durham

Dissertation: Mediated constructions and lived experiences of place: An analysis of news, sourcing, and mapping

Graduate Certificate in Rhetoric of Inquiry, The University of Iowa, 2011

M.S., Student Personnel Administration, Concordia University Wisconsin, 2008

Thesis: “Understanding newsmakers: Exploring themes of interest surrounding the development and experiences of college student journalists”

B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin, 2006

ASA, University of Wisconsin-Richland, 2001