Experience

Rollins College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor of Communication

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  I teach global health communication and introduction to communication studies. I teach global health communication and introduction to communication studies.



Brian Lamb School of Communication - Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Aug 2019 - Jul 2023

  I served as an instructor of record for COM 378: Introduction to Health Communication. This course served as an introduction to many ways that communication shaped health and health practices. I also served as an instructor of record for COM 217: Science Communication, an elective course for undergraduate students majoring in sciences. This course was designed to equip science majors with the skills necessary to more effectively communicate their research ideas and findings through both… Show more I served as an instructor of record for COM 378: Introduction to Health Communication. This course served as an introduction to many ways that communication shaped health and health practices. I also served as an instructor of record for COM 217: Science Communication, an elective course for undergraduate students majoring in sciences. This course was designed to equip science majors with the skills necessary to more effectively communicate their research ideas and findings through both written and spoken words. Lastly, I served as an instructor of record for COM 114: Introduction to Presentational Speaking, a basic public speaking course required for all undergraduate students at Purdue University. Show less I served as an instructor of record for COM 378: Introduction to Health Communication. This course served as an introduction to many ways that communication shaped health and health practices. I also served as an instructor of record for COM 217: Science Communication, an elective course for undergraduate students majoring in sciences. This course was designed to equip science majors with the skills necessary to more effectively communicate their research ideas and findings through both… Show more I served as an instructor of record for COM 378: Introduction to Health Communication. This course served as an introduction to many ways that communication shaped health and health practices. I also served as an instructor of record for COM 217: Science Communication, an elective course for undergraduate students majoring in sciences. This course was designed to equip science majors with the skills necessary to more effectively communicate their research ideas and findings through both written and spoken words. Lastly, I served as an instructor of record for COM 114: Introduction to Presentational Speaking, a basic public speaking course required for all undergraduate students at Purdue University. Show less



Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI)

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - May 2022

  I assisted a research grant team to develop and execute a project seeking to improve work zone driver safety in Indiana State. This project was funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation. The project had two objectives: 1) to prepare educational materials to be incorporated into driver's education/training curriculum, and 2) to develop a public awareness campaign. I assisted in designing and testing messages for the public awareness campaign. I also assisted in designing and testing an… Show more I assisted a research grant team to develop and execute a project seeking to improve work zone driver safety in Indiana State. This project was funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation. The project had two objectives: 1) to prepare educational materials to be incorporated into driver's education/training curriculum, and 2) to develop a public awareness campaign. I assisted in designing and testing messages for the public awareness campaign. I also assisted in designing and testing an educational curriculum for work zone driver safety. The campaign messages and educational curriculum were tested through online surveys to determine their effectiveness in encouraging safe driving behaviors in highway work zones. Show less I assisted a research grant team to develop and execute a project seeking to improve work zone driver safety in Indiana State. This project was funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation. The project had two objectives: 1) to prepare educational materials to be incorporated into driver's education/training curriculum, and 2) to develop a public awareness campaign. I assisted in designing and testing messages for the public awareness campaign. I also assisted in designing and testing an… Show more I assisted a research grant team to develop and execute a project seeking to improve work zone driver safety in Indiana State. This project was funded by the Indiana Department of Transportation. The project had two objectives: 1) to prepare educational materials to be incorporated into driver's education/training curriculum, and 2) to develop a public awareness campaign. I assisted in designing and testing messages for the public awareness campaign. I also assisted in designing and testing an educational curriculum for work zone driver safety. The campaign messages and educational curriculum were tested through online surveys to determine their effectiveness in encouraging safe driving behaviors in highway work zones. Show less



Illinois State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  I served as instructor of record for Critical Communication Inquiry, a basic public speaking course required for all undergraduate students at Illinois State. I also helped undergraduate students prepare and practice their speeches at School of Communication Speech Lab. Additionally, I served as a judge for inter-colleges debate competitions.

• McCormick Foundation Grant Graduate Assistant

  • May 2018 - Sep 2018

  The goal of this project was to bring together teams of educators and community partners from all American Democracy Project- affiliated universities in Illinois to develop plans to increase diversity in the teachers education pipeline, facilitate all placement of teachers in high need area, develop community partners, and expand the number of faculty and students prepared with the civic and political skills necessary to become meaningfully engaged in our democracy. I worked with the grant… Show more The goal of this project was to bring together teams of educators and community partners from all American Democracy Project- affiliated universities in Illinois to develop plans to increase diversity in the teachers education pipeline, facilitate all placement of teachers in high need area, develop community partners, and expand the number of faculty and students prepared with the civic and political skills necessary to become meaningfully engaged in our democracy. I worked with the grant team to develop and deliver training dealing with ways to equip pre-service teachers with civic and political pedagogical strategies that would better prepare them to teach students in urban settings with the skills necessary to be effective citizens. Primary Duties: -Served as a primary or secondary teaching instructor in a class or laboratory -Assisted a faculty member with teaching related tasks -Graded students assignments which required knowledge of subjects taught in a class or laboratory -Met with and/or tutor students, held office hours, prepared instructional material, and assisted during class and/ or laboratory, etc.

• Conference Assistant

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  The Conference Assistant had significant responsibility in overall summer conference operations including but not limited to the following: front desk management, conference check-in/check-outs, building preparation, and emergency call response. Duties: - Inspected residence hall facilities to ensure orderly appearance and report necessary repairs. - Inventory conference supplies before, during, and after each conference. - Maintained themed and informational bulletin boards… Show more The Conference Assistant had significant responsibility in overall summer conference operations including but not limited to the following: front desk management, conference check-in/check-outs, building preparation, and emergency call response. Duties: - Inspected residence hall facilities to ensure orderly appearance and report necessary repairs. - Inventory conference supplies before, during, and after each conference. - Maintained themed and informational bulletin boards. - Met and communicated regularly with the residence hall professional staff. - Covered desk shifts as assigned. - Presented a good image of Illinois State University. - Performed duties related to conference and summer school check- ins and check- outs. - Submitted maintenance requests and damage assessment. - Assisted with other duties and projects as assigned by supervisor or professional staff.



Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly

• Kumasi, Ghana

• Public Relations Assistant

  • Sep 2014 - Aug 2015

  My responsibilities included writing press releases, radio and newspaper monitoring for KMA related issues, press cutting, writing and editing stories for 'Kumasiano' which is a monthly newspaper of KMA, representing my department at General Assembly and Sub-committee meetings, collating and filing documents, typing and photocopying documents. My responsibilities included writing press releases, radio and newspaper monitoring for KMA related issues, press cutting, writing and editing stories for 'Kumasiano' which is a monthly newspaper of KMA, representing my department at General Assembly and Sub-committee meetings, collating and filing documents, typing and photocopying documents.



Dompoase Senior High School

• Adansi North, Ghana

• English Language Tutor

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  I taught Grammar (Tenses, Concord, Adjectives), Summary Writing and Comprehension. I taught Grammar (Tenses, Concord, Adjectives), Summary Writing and Comprehension.