About

I am originally from the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. I stayed in the DFW area to complete my Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, with a minor in Business, at The University of Texas at Arlington, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2012.

I continued my education at The University of Texas at Arlington, earning my Master of Arts in Communication  in 2014. While there, I worked as a graduate teaching assistant, instructing undergraduate students in Public Speaking courses. I continued working as a part-time adjunct instructor in 2015.

In July 2015, I moved to College Station, TX, to begin working on my Doctor of Philosophy in Communication. I initially declared my area of concentration in Health, but also found interest in Organizational communication. I regularly present in regional, national, and international conferences on both Health and Organizational Communication topics.

My research areas are primarily interpersonal, focusing in privacy and disclosure within the family and with romantic partners, in both healthcare and organizational contexts, as well as patient experience. I use mixed-methods approaches, with my quantitative background because of  having taken courses in Regression, Structural Equation Modeling, and Hierarchical Linear Modeling at Texas A&M.

Since graduating Texas A&M University in 2019, I have been employed at The University of Texas at Arlington as an Assistant Professor, teaching classes like COMS 3309: Organizational Communication and COMM 4350: Health Communication. I enjoy triathlon, books, and kayaking (when I get the chance).

Best,
Grace