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Communication Arts

Education

1997 MA in Communication

Intercultural Communication Emphasis

San Diego State University, California

1991 BA in Speech Communication

Business Administration Emphasis

San Diego State University, California

Recognitions, Awards, Achievements

• Taught at Fresno City College since 2000
• Communication Department Website and Facebook Representative
• Department Communications Coordinator
• Also taught in Taiwan (ROC), China (PRC), San Diego, and San Jose
• Presents regularly at Western States Communication Association Conferences
• Regional Representative for the International Women's Writing Guild
• Granted Sabbaticals for Scholarly Research, Writing, and Travel in 2008 and 2016
• Multiple Publications including chapters in "Intercultural Communication: A Reader," edited by Samovar, Porter, & McDaniel

Fun & Personal

Research / Travel

Three years of working, traveling, and research throughout Asia; China (PRC & ROC), Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, etc….

Three months of thesis research in Paris, London, Egypt, Jordan, and Israel

Travel and language study throughout Central and South America