curriculum vitae
Professional Info
Several years experience as a communication specialist, editor, writer, researcher, and professor. Experience in web publishing, usability testing, survey studies, focus groups and interviews, qualitative research methods, systematic reviews, and healthcare decision tools for clinicians and patients.
Work Experience
Consultant
2005-present
Design, moderate and analyze focus group, interviews, and other qualitative data on late effects, quality of life, product usability, and translation science.. Develop, write, revise, edit, and proofread manuscripts, reports, proposals, posters, graphics, layout, manuals for publication in national and international journals and granting bodies. Helped write IRB applications and NIH grants and progress reports. Trained fellows and junior faculty in qualitative methods.
Languages
HTML/CSS
PHP
Javascript
Unix
Some Spanish
Skills
PHOTOSHOP
FLASH
DREAMWEAVER
INDESIGN
ILLUSTRATOR
NVIVO
ATLAS
JAWS
2010 - present
Professor, Director, Associate Dean
2004 - present
Manage recruitment, orientation, enrollment, and other administrative capacities for the master's degree in technical communication. Teach courses in medical and science communication, digital media, research methods, rhetorical theory, visual design, user experience, and organizational writing. Serve as chair committee member on thesis and capstone projects. Design and conduct qualitative, text mining, and survey studies. Tenure at University of Houston-Downtown and Texas State University.
2010 - present
Editor, Writer and Communication Specialist
Houston and Austin, TX, and NYC
1996 - present
Write articles, press releases, and newsletters on geriatrics, diabetes, flu vaccination, mammography and other issues. Contributed photography for monthly profiles and features. Proofread and edit reports, posters, articles, and dissertations for clients. Wrote, commissioned, assigned and edited features and regular departments on pediatrics, psychology, women's health, and family news.Wrote speech drafts and press releases for public. Helped organize special events.
Education
University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in English
Concentrations in Computers and English Studies, Rhetoric and Composition, and the Rhetoric of Science.