I have always been a storyteller–not always a good one (sorry, Mom and Dad!)–and it has only been recently that I have begun to understand why. A fundamental understanding of Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) as a field is the consideration of narrative as more than just recollection and historic Read more…
Communications and marketing are embedded in branding and visual identity across multiple platforms; these essential functions appear in a variety of workflows across an organization. The examples provided illustrate the far-reaching nature of strategic communications as relates to developing programs. Increased enrollment calls for increased attention to the ways an Read more…
While micro-management can be frustrating, there are very important landmarks within the human resource frame that create a context for how a professional relationship can move forward. Leaders need to maximize every opportunity they have to share their vision and relay their expectations. The job description is one of the Read more…
Management information structure is vital to an agile team working in dynamic environments. How we communicate is a strong indicator of how we operate. Embedded within that information structure is internal communications. Practical experience and research correlate team functionality with performance and efficacy. The samples included illustrate my style in Read more…
One of the major ways I have been contributing to research development in peace and conflict studies, educational reform and performance studies has been through book reviews, published in academic journals. The work done in book reviews creates a context for a particular piece of literature as it relates to Read more…
Research is a pivotal part of academic life and serves to connect the academic industry with the forward-facing practical elements within any field. This speaks to an essential tension that exists within arts-based practice: how do artists validate their findings, recreate their projects and gauge their effectiveness? It also touches Read more…
An area where I consistently exhibit strength is strategic planning. My work as Strategic Communications Director with the College of Visual and Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro grew out of initial observations of this strength; it became clear that I had a knack for identifying Read more…
I have been involved in writing for quite some time, and within the past decade, have consulted on grant proposals and written some myself. In addition to this practical experience, I have formal training in grant writing through my Post-Baccalaureate in Nonprofit Management. The first sample is an actual proposal Read more…
Arts-based Workshops I have utilized arts-based approaches to create workshops that complement North Carolina K-12 educational standards as well as beginning to introduce integrated arts practice into more arenas; my research in Peace and Conflict Studies and Conflict Analysis and Resolution, sits at the intersection of the creative process with Read more…