EducationUniversity of Missouri, Columbia, MO. December, 2007.
Ph.D. from the Missouri School of Journalism, specializations in Strategic Communication and Health Communication. Doctoral Dissertation: Examining the Effects of Blame vs. Attack Anti-tobacco Messages Using the Limited Capacity Model of Motivated Mediated Message Processing (LC4MP). Dissertation Advisor: Dr. Glenn Leshner. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Esther Thorson. Doctoral Committee Members: Dr. Glenn Leshner, Dr. Esther Thorson, Dr. Glen Cameron, Dr. Margaret Duffy, and Dr. Tiffany Whittaker. |
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. December 2003.
M.A. from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, specialization in Strategic Communication. Master’s Thesis: Information Processing Differences Between Internet and Magazine Advertisements: A Triangulation. Thesis/Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shelly Rodgers. Master’s Committee Members: Dr. Shelly Rodgers, Dr. Ron Faber, and Shelley Smith, M.A. Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD. May, 1999. B.S. in Mass Communication, specializations in Journalism and Public Relations. B.S. in Marketing. B.S. in Business Administration with minor in Psychology. Jamestown College, Jamestown, ND, Fall 1993-Spring 1995. No degree earned. |