Education
ABD, University of North Carolina, 1999, Major: Journalism
B.S., University of Nebraska, 1976, Major: Journalism, Minor: Political science, History, English

Awards
Top faculty paper, for “The Convergence Continuum: A Model for Studying Collaboration Between Media Newsrooms,” with Larry Dailey, journalism, and Mary Spillman, telecommunications, paper presented to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Newspaper Division, August 1, 2003.
Runner up, Best Student Newspaper Award for “The Shameful Delay: Newspapers’ Recruitment of Minority Employees, 1968-1978,” paper presented to Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, History Division, August 1999.  
Third place for “Journalists are Personnel, Too: Editors’ Views of Newsroom Management Issues, 1955-1971,” paper presented to Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Southeast Colloquium, History Division, March 1999

Publications
“The Convergence Continuum: A Model for studying Collaboration Between Media Newsroom,” Telecommunications, paper presented to Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Newspaper Division, Aug.1, 2003

“The Shameful Delay: Newspaper’s Recruitment of Minorities Employees, 1968-1978 paper presented to the Association for Education in Journalism and mass communication, history Division, New Orleans, August 1999.

“Journalists are personnel, Too: Editors’ Views of Newsroom management issues, 1955-1971,” paper presented to the Association for Education in Journalism and mass communication, Southeast Colloquium, Lexington, Ky., march 1999.

“Craft or Profession: Court Rulings Leave Room for Journalists to Decide the Question,” paper presented to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Law Division, Baltimore, Md., August 1998.

Professional Affilations
Association for Education and Journalism and Mass Communication, Newspaper and history division

Research Interest
Newswriting and reporting
Editing
Media Management
Opinion Writing
Writing across media platforms
Newsroom convergence