Honors & Awards

• Professional MBA Distinguished Teaching Award. Professional MBA, 05/06/2021
• Executive MBA Distinguished Teacher Award 2020. Executive MBA , 05/01/2020
• Awarded by DESB Business Career Services based on student nomination. Faculty Career Mentor Award; DESB Business Career Services, 03/05/2019
• Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award. 05/2018
• Brady Faculty Superior Teaching Award . David Eccles School of Business, 05/2017
• Professional MBA Teaching Award . David Eccles School of Business, 05/2017
• Nominated for Faculty Recognition Award. University of Utah Career Services, 02/2016
• Top Four Paper Award. Western States Communication Association, Health Communication Interest Group, 02/2014
• Top Five Papers Award. National Communication Association, Health Communication Interest Group, 11/2013
• Top Paper Award . Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, 02/2013
• Top Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, Albuquerque, NM. Western States Communication Association, 02/2012
• Graduate Teaching Award, Instructional and Development Division . International Communication Association, 11/2008
• Ramona W. Cannon Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence in the Humanities. University of Utah College of Humanities, 05/2008
• Top Debut Paper Award. Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group, 02/2006

Affiliations

• Association for Business Communication (ABC), Member, 10/2014 - present
• National Communication Association (NCA), Member, 11/2009 - 11/2016
• Western States Communication Association (WSCA), Member, 02/2009 - present

In the Media

• Ongoing contributor on "Studio 5 with Brooke Walker" discussing communication effectiveness and relationship topics, 2016-Present. 10/16/2023.
• Contributor on "Studio 5 with Brooke Walker" discussing communication effectiveness and relationship topics, 2016-Present. 02/2022.

Professional Service

• Western Journal of Communication. Paper Reviewer. 06/2014 - 08/2016
• Western States Communication Association, Interpersonal Communication Interest Group. Paper Reviewer. 01/2013 - 01/2015
• Rocky Mountain Communication Review. Paper Reviewer. 08/2005 - 06/2009

Internal Service

• Guest Lecturer, Freshman Interest Group, Department of Communication. 09/2009 - 09/2009. Department service.
• Workshop Presenter, Graduate Teaching Assistant Orientation and Training. Department of Communication, University of Utah, August 2005, 2006. 08/2005 - 08/2006. Department service.
• T.A. Training Consultant. Mathematics Department Teaching Assistant Training Workshop in coordination with the Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (CTLE). Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, August 2000, 2001. 08/2000 - 06/2001. University service.
• Skills Session Facilitator: “Classroom Management.” Campus Wide TA Orientation and Workshop. Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (CTLE), University of Utah, August 2000, 2001. 08/2000 - 08/2001. University service.
• Skills Session Facilitator: “Dynamic Lecturing.” Campus Wide TA Orientation and Workshop. Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (CTLE), University of Utah, August, 2000, 2001. 08/2000 - 08/2001. University service.
• Facilitator, Experiences in Graduate Education: Implications for TA Training. Third Annual Spring Meeting: Symposium on TA Training. Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence, University of Utah, April 2001. 06/2001 - 06/2001. University service.
• College Council, David Eccles School of Business . Council Council Career Line Representative , 08/31/2023 - present. College service.
• Executive MBA Admissions Committee . Faculty Representative , 11/19/2020 - present. Department service.
• Executive Healthcare Leadership Development Program. Committee Member , 02/24/2020 - present. College service. Hours Served: --. Committee Member , 02/24/2020 - present. College service.
• Executive Education Advisory Board Faculty Representative . Faculty Representative , 02/01/2020 - present. College service.
• Presentation to Business Management Club. Provided training and coaching on effective public speaking. Presenter, 11/13/2019 - 11/13/2019. Department service.
• EMBA Gender Roundtable, University of Utah. Facilitator, 02/01/2019 - 02/01/2019. College service.
• Business Leaders Incorporated (BLinc) Leadership Development Series, University of Utah. Presenter/Lecturer, 10/03/2018 - 10/03/2018. College service.
• Executive Education/MBA Staff Retreat. Keynote Speaker/Trainer, 01/26/2018 - 01/26/2018. College service.
• PMBA Orientation for incoming class . Instructor/Facilitator, 01/04/2018 - 01/04/2018. College service.
• Presentation to DESB National Advisory Board promoting Executive Education Program. Presenter, 10/06/2017 - 10/06/2017. College service.
• Faculty Advisor, The Business Management Club. Helped founding board of Management students organize new club for Management majors. Oversee and facilitate board's efforts to recruit members, and plan and provide club activities. Faculty Advisor, 10/2017 - 07/01/2019. Department service.
• Executive MBA Committee. Committee Member , 02/01/2017 - present. College service.
• Executive MBA Curriculum Committee Member . 02/01/2017 - present. Other service.
• Executive Education Curriculum Committee. Committee Member, 01/2017 - present. Department service.
• Workshop Facilitator, "Collaborating Effectively in Teams," Professional MBA Orientation, University of Utah. Workshop Facilitator, 12/15/2016 - 12/15/2016. Department service.
• Management Strategic Planning and Advisory Committee (Graduate and Undergraduate). Committee Member, 10/2016 - 10/2017. Department service.
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ-i) assessment and debriefing with MBA students. Emotional Intelligence Consultant , 09/2016 - 12/31/2018. Other service.
• Co-facilitator (with Cole Holmes), "Emotional Intelligence in the Accounting Profession," MAcc Orientation (Week Zero), University of Utah. Co-facilitator/Panelist, 08/16/2016 - 08/16/2016. College service.
• Workshop Facilitator, "Working in Teams," Online MBA Residency Session. Workshop Facilitator, 08/13/2016 - 08/13/2016. Department service.
• Professional MBA Admissions Committee. Admissions Review Committee Member, 05/2016 - 02/01/2018. Department service.
• Full-Time MBA Admissions Committee . Admissions Review Committee Member, 03/2016 - 02/01/2017. Department service.
• Online and Hybrid Business Communication Curriculum Committee. Create, synthesize, and continually develop 3810 curriculum for hybrid and online adaptation. Videorecord lecture material. Write assignments, exams, and devise other assessment tools., 10/15/2015 - present. Department service.
• Business Communication Curriculum Committee. Develop and refine curriculum for Business Communication course (3810), including reviewing texts, assessments, assignments, and pedagogical approach. 10/15/2015 - present. Department service.
• T.A. Training and Supervising for undergraduate and graduate level courses. T.A. Trainer and Supervisor, 06/2015 - present. Department service.
• Management Communication Curriculum Committee (FT-MBA). 06/2015 - 05/15/2019. Department service.
• Business Scholars/Honors Business Communication Curriculum Committee. Develop and refine curriculum for Business Scholars Communication course (3815), including reviewing texts, assessments, and pedagogical approach, 04/01/2015 - present. Department service.
• Accounting Communication Curriculum Committee. Develop and structure communication curriculum for application to accounting discipline. Create assignments and coordinate interpersonal, writing, and public speaking modules. , 01/01/2015 - 05/15/2019. College service.
• Colloquium Panel Presenter, Department of Communication, University of Utah: Navigating the R1/Alternative Academic Career. 12/10/2014 - 12/10/2014. University service.

Community Partnership

• Executive Education Advisory Board Meeting. Faculty Representative. 10/29/2019 - present

Outreach

• Presenter, The Summit: Young Single Adult Conference, “Understanding Gender in Relationships,” August, 2009. “Getting (and Giving) What You Most Want in Relationships,” August, 2010. Salt Lake City, Utah. 08/2009 - 08/2010
• Co-coordinator, Thanksgiving Delivery Outreach Project, in cooperation with Utah Food Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2006-2010, 2012. 08/2006 - 11/2012
• Women’s Endowment Board Member & Department Chair, 2003-2013; Alumni Board Member, 2014-present. Festival of Trees, Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. 01/2003 - present