Hi! I am a professor of communication with a specialization in rhetorical studies at Oakland University. My research explores women's political rhetoric and spans a diverse array of influential figures, from pro-democracy dissident Aung San Suu Kyi and Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to First Ladies Sarah Polk and Edith Wilson. My work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as Quarterly Journal of Speech, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, International Journal of Communication, Communication, Culture & Critique, Text and Performance Quarterly, and Women's Studies in Communication. My contributions also appear in edited collections such as The Routledge Handbook of Rhetoric and Power (ed. Nathan Crick) and Mothering Outside the Lines: Tales of Boundary Busting Mamas (eds. Michelann Parr and Betty Ann Martin). 

In addition to my research and teaching roles, I serve as the internship advisor for my department, where I shepherd students as they transition from school to work. I am humbled to have received the Honors College Inspiration Award and the Elizabeth Youngjohn Teaching Award for my contributions to teaching, and the Phyllis Law Googasian Award for my contributions to the advancement of women in higher education.