Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Communication, September 2009
Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Dissertation: A New “ERA”: Media Literacy in Eating Disorder Treatment
Coursework Advisor: Sut Jhally
Dissertation Committee: Erica Scharrer (Advisor), Michael Morgan, and Elena Carbone
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies, May 2008
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Master of Arts, Communication, September 2005
School of Communication, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Thesis: Navigating the Creek: Charting Patterns of Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony in Dawson’s Creek
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Musical Theatre, May 2004
The Hartt School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, American Studies, May 2002
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Summa Cum Laude
Department of Communication, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Dissertation: A New “ERA”: Media Literacy in Eating Disorder Treatment
Coursework Advisor: Sut Jhally
Dissertation Committee: Erica Scharrer (Advisor), Michael Morgan, and Elena Carbone
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies, May 2008
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA
Master of Arts, Communication, September 2005
School of Communication, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Thesis: Navigating the Creek: Charting Patterns of Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony in Dawson’s Creek
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Musical Theatre, May 2004
The Hartt School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Summa Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts, American Studies, May 2002
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
Summa Cum Laude