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JESSICA PARKER-RALEY

Texas State University

College of Health Professions

601 University Drive

San Marcos, Texas 78666

Phone: 713-305-5926 Email: jp52@txstate.edu

*Affiliated with University Hospital

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Communication Studies, January 2009

The University of Texas at Austin

M. A. Communication Studies, May 2004

Texas State University-San Marcos

B.A. Communication Studies, August 2002

Texas State University-San Marcos

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spring 2017-Present Texas State University

Research Associate Professor

College of Health Professions

Spring 2017- Present UT Health San Antonio

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

School of Medicine, General Hospital Medicine

Fall 2016-Present UT Health San Antonio

Department of Surgery

Adjunct Professor

Fall 2014- Fall 2016 UT Health San Antonio

Department of Surgery

Assistant Professor

Director of Research Operations

Fall 2013-Summer 2014 University of Texas at San Antonio

Department of Communication

Assistant Professor

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Fall 2013-Summer 2014 UT Health San Antonio

Department of Surgery

Adjunct Professor

Spring 2009-Summer 2013 University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV)

Communication Department

Basic Course Director

Assistant Professor

Fall 2005-Summer 2008 University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business

MBA Communication Coach

Spring 2007-Summer 2007 University of Texas at Austin

Communication Studies Department

Assistant Instructor

Fall 2006-Summer 2007 University of Texas at Austin

Dell Children’s Hospital

Research Assistant

Fall 2006 University of Texas at Austin

Communication Studies Department

Teaching Assistant for Dr. Mark Knapp

Summer 2006-Fall 2006 Texas State University-San Marcos

Communication Studies Department

Adjunct Instructor

Spring 2006 University of Texas at Austin

Communication Studies Department

Assistant Instructor

Fall 2005 University of Texas at Austin

Communication Studies Department

Teaching Assistant for Dr. Mark Knapp

August 2004-August 2005 Texas State University-San Marcos

Communication Studies Department

Lecturer

August 2004-Ausgust 2005 Texas State University-San Marcos

Communication Studies Department

Research Assistant for Dr. Tim Mottet

May 2004 Texas State University-San Marcos

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Training and Development Certification

July 2003-May 2004 Texas State University-San Marcos

Communication Studies Department

Adjunct Instructor

May 2003 Texas State University-San Marcos

Mediation Certification

August 2002-July 2003 Texas State University-San Marcos

Communication Studies Department

Graduate Lab Instructor

AWARDS/ HONORS

Invited Presentation on Behalf of Image Stream Medical Titled: “The Six Critical Care

Communication Competencies: Assessing Team Communication to Improve Patient Care

in Critical Care Environments” Las Vegas, Nevada, September 23, 2016.

Thinking Outside of the Box Luncheon Presentation Titled “Trauma Team Choreography

Organized Chaos or a Seamless Performance” Association for Surgical Education, April

13, 2016

Train Surgery Residents to use the IPASS Handoff Method. Workshop presented at

APDS, April 15, 2016

UT Health San Antonio Faculty Showcase for Educational Innovation Invitation to

Present Assessment of Trauma Team Communication, October 2015

Co-Director of TIME and FAME programs at UTSA and UTRGV dedicated to creating

new communication curriculum for medical students selected by UT Regents pre-

acceptance into medical schools, 2012-2014

Top Paper Award, National Communication Association Training & Development

Division, Fall 2013

UTRGV University Excellence Award in Teaching ($3,000), Fall 2010-Spring 2011

UTRGV College Excellence Award in Teaching ($1,000), Fall 2010-Spring 2011

Faculty Research Council Award, UTRGV ($5,000), Fall 2010

University of Texas Continuing Fellowship ($10,000), Fall 2007- Spring 2008

Top Paper Award, International Communication Association Interpersonal

Communication Division, Spring 2007

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Top Graduate Student Paper, National Communication Association Family

Communication Division, Fall 2007

Top Graduate Student Paper, Eastern Communication Association Health

Communication Division, Spring 2007

Top Graduate Student Poster Award, Eastern Communication Association Health

Communication Division, Spring 2003

SCHOLARSHIP

GRANTS

Study in America Program grant, ($3,000), Spring 2017 Texas State University

NSF I/UCRC grant ($15,000), Fall 2016, UT Health San Antonio

Faculty Development Program Grant, UTRGV ($2,882), Fall 2010

Faculty Research Council Award, UTRGV ($5,000), Fall 2010

PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN REFEREED ACADEMIC JOURNALS

DeMoor, S., Abdel-Rehim, S., Olmsted, R., Myers, J. G., & Parker-Raley, J. (2017).

Evaluating trauma team performance in a Level I trauma center: Validation of the

trauma team communication assessment (TTCA-24). Journal of Trauma and

Acute Care Surgery, 83(1), 159-164.

Rehim, S. A., DeMoor, S., Olmsted, R., Dent, D. L., & Parker-Raley, J. (2017). Tools

for Assessment of Communication Skills of Hospital Action Teams: A Systematic

Review. Journal of surgical education, 74(2), 341-351.

Parker-Raley, J., Dent, D., Willis, R., Lawson, K., & Duzinski, S (2016). Perception

of communication training need among trauma team members. Journal of

Surgical Education, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsurg.2016.06.001

Parker-Raley, J. Yanez, K., Cerroni, A., Mottet, T., Duzinski, S., & Lawson, K. (2013).

Assessing Trauma Leader Communication in an ED setting. Journal of

Communication in Healthcare, 6,(4) 197-207.

Parker-Raley, J. A., Cerroni, A., Mottet, T. P., Lawson, K. A., Duzinski, S., & Yanez,

K. (2013) Investigating Pediatric Trauma Team Communication Effectiveness

Phase Two: Achieving Inter-rater Reliability for the Assessment of Pediatric

Resuscitation Communication Team Assessment (APRC-TA) Journal of

Communication in Healthcare, 6,(3) 145-157.

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Parker-Raley, J. Mottet, T. P., Lawson, K. A., & Duzinski, S., Cerroni, A., & Mercado,

M. (2012) Phase one: The development of the assessment of pediatric

resuscitation communication (APRC). Journal of Communication in Healthcare,

5, 102-115.

Jones, B., Parker-Raley, J., Barczyk, A. (2011). Adolescent cancer survivors: Identity

paradox and the need to belong. Qualitative Health Research. 21 (8) 1033-1040.

Jones, B., Parker-Raley, J., Maxson, T., Brown, C. (2011). Understanding healthcare

professionals views of family presence during pediatric resuscitation:

Implications for family-centered care. American Journal of Critical Care (3) 199-

207.

Parker-Raley, J. A., Jones, B.L., & Maxson, R. T. (2008). Communicating the death of a

child in the emergency department: Managing dialectical tensions. Journal for

Healthcare Quality, 30, 20-31.

Jones, B. L., Parker-Raley, J. A., Higgerson, R., McCoy, L., Legett, S., & Greathouse

, J. (2008). Finding the right words: Using the terms allow natural death (AND)

and do not resuscitate (DNR) in pediatric palliative care. Journal for Healthcare

Quality, 30, 55-63.

Mottet, T. M., Parker-Raley, J. A., Beebe, S. A., & Cunningham, C. (2007). Instructors

who resist “college-lite”: The neutralizing effect of instructor immediacy on

students’ course workload violations and perceptions of instructor credibility and

affective learning. Communication Education, 56, 145-167.

Sparks, L., Villagran, M., Parker-Raley, J. A., & Cunningham, C. (2007). A patient-

centered approach to breaking bad news: Communication guidelines for health

care providers. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 35,177-196.

Mottet, T., Parker-Raley, J. A., Cunningham, C., & Beebe, S. (2006). Testing the

neutralizing effect of instructor immediacy on student course workload

expectancy violations and tolerance for instructor unavailability. Communication

Education, 55, 147-166.

Mottet, T., Parker-Raley, J. A., Cunningham, C., & Beebe, S. (2005). The relationship

between teacher nonverbal immediacy and student course workload and teacher

availability expectations. Communication Research Reports, 22, 275-282.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Parker-Raley, J., & Finn, A. (under review). Developing and using an assessment tool to

facilitate communication training in a healthcare setting. In Handbook of Communication

Training: A Framework for Assessing and Developing Competence.

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Morgan, S., Finn, A., Parker-Raley, J., (2017). Assessing communication practice

during clinical trial recruitment and consent: The clinical trial communication

inventory (CTCI). In Clinical Trials in Vulnerable Populations, INTech, d.o.o.,

Rijeka, Croatia.

Jones, B., Gilmer, M.J., Parker-Raley, J. A., Dokken, D., Freyer, D., Sydnor-Greenburg, N.

(2011) Parent and sibling relationships and the family experience. In Textbook of

Interdisciplinary Pediatric Palliative Care. Eds: J. Wolfe, B. Sourkes, and P. Hinds.

Elsevier Press.

NEWSLETTER ARTICLES

Jones, B., Parker-Raley, J., Pomeroy, B. (2008). Adolescent cancer survivors and substance

abuse risk. NASW Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Specialty Section Newsletter.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Parker-Raley, J. A. “The Six Critical Care Communication Competencies: Assessing

Team Communication to Improve Patient Care in Critical Care Environments”

Las Vegas, Nevada, September 23, 2016.

Parker-Raley, J. A. “Training surgical residents to use the IPASS method during

patient handoffs on the trauma floor. Department of Surgery Resident

Research Presentation, Spring 2016.

Parker-Raley, J. A. “Trauma Team Choreography Organized Chaos or a Seamless

Performance” Association for Surgical Education, April 13, 2016

Parker-Raley, J. A. “Train Surgery Residents to use the IPASS Handoff Method.”

Workshop presented at APDS, April 15, 2016

Parker-Raley, J. A. UT Health Science Center Faculty Showcase for Educational

Innovation Invitation to Present “Assessment of Trauma Team Communication”

October 2015.

Parker-Raley, J. A. Embracing training and development assessment tools: The

tried, the trends and the treasures (November 2015) National

Communication Association Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Parker-Raley, J. A. Moving beyond the college classroom: Exploring

instructional communication in new contexts. (November 2015) National

Communication Association Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (March 2014). Interpersonal communication in the emergency

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department lessons learned from the field. Presented as an honored alumni at

Texas State University Communication Week.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (October 2013). Presented the framework for the FAME Health

Communication course to FAME committee at UT Health Science Center.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (October 2013). Presented the development and validation of the

APRC-TA and APRC-LA instruments at Texas State University.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (November 2012) NCA Research Roundtable Presentation at the

National Communication Association Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Parker-Raley, J. A., Martinez, G., & Perez, N. (July 2012) “Language, Culture, and

Communication in Medical Education” at the A-PRIME conference South Padre

Island Texas.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (2011, April). Participated in a panel discussion titled: Examining

the context of the basic communication from the perspective of a new basic course

director at the annual conference of the Eastern Communication Association,

Washington, D.C.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (2011, March). Presented “The process of developing and validating

a communication instrument” at Festiba, Spring 2011.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (2010, March). Presented “Understanding healthcare professionals'

views of family presence during pediatric resuscitation: Implications for family-

centered care” at Festiba, Spring 2010.

Parker-Raley, J. A. (2009, April) Presented One size may not fit all: Curriculum

development and the basic course at the annual conference of the Eastern

Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA.

COMPETITIVE CONFERENCE PAPERS

Parker-Raley, DeMoor, S., Johnson, M., Cobb, D., Abdel-Rehim, S., Villagran, M., &

Myers, J. Does team communication matter: Predictors of medical performance

during trauma activations. Submitted for podium presentation at Eastern Surgical

Conference, Orlando, Florida, January 2018.

DeMoor, S., Abdel-Rehim, S., Myers, J., & Parker-Raley, J. Evaluating Interpersonal

and Team Communication Skills in a Level 1 Trauma Center: Validating the

Trauma Team Communication Assessment (TTCA-24). Accepted for Podium

Presentation at Eastern Surgical Conference, Hollywood Florida, January

2017.

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Parker-Raley, Finn, A., & Morgan, S. The Role of Health Communication Scholars in

the Execution of Clinical Research: A Closer Look at the Consenting Process”

accepted for presentation at the Kentucky Health Communication Conference,

April 2016.

Parker-Raley, J.A., Dent, D., & Muir, M. “Baseline assessment of surgical resident

handoffs on the trauma floor” accepted for podium presentation at the South

Texas ACS Annual Meeting February, 2016.

Liao, L., Parker-Raley, J. A., & Roybal, D. “Emotional burn scar management”

accepted for podium presentation at Western Pediatric Trauma Conference, Park

City, Utah, 2015.

Horan, S. & Parker-Raley, J. A. Emotional dissonance: Withholding affectionate

messages in emergency departments. Paper accepted for presentation at the

National Communication Association Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2015.

Parker-Raley, J. A., Horan, S. How and why emergency department staff express

inauthentic affectionate messages. Paper presented at the National

Communication Association Conference, Chicago, 2014.

Parker-Raley, J., Mercado, M., Cerroni, A., Yanez, K., Mottet, T., Lawson, K., &

Duzinski, S. Perception of communication training need among trauma team

members. Paper presented at the National Communication Association

Conference, Washington D.C., 2013. Top Paper Award in Training and

Development.

Parker-Raley, J. Yanez, K., Cerroni, A., Mottet, T., Duzinski, S., & Lawson, K.

Assessing Trauma Leader Communication in an ED setting. Paper presented at

the National Communication Association Conference, Washington, D.C., 2013

Donna, M., & Parker-Raley, J. Designing Cloud Based 6 Year Program for

Pre-Med and Medical Students. Paper presented at the Innovations for Online

Learning Conference, San Antonio, 2013

Parker-Raley, J. A., Cerroni, A., Mercado, M. Best practices for IRB review and

acceptance: Interdisciplinary studies in healthcare. Paper presented at the UTPA

Bioethics Conference, Edinburg, Texas, Spring 2012

Parker-Raley, J. A., Mottet, T. P., Cerroni, A., Lawson, K., & Duzinski, S. The

development of the APRC (Assessment of Pediatric Resuscitation) instrument.

Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association Conference,

Washington, D. C, 2011.

Parker-Raley, J. A., Mottet, T. P., Lawson, K., Duzinski, S., & Cerroni, A. Assessment

of pediatric resuscitation communication-validation of an instrument. Paper

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presented at the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Conference, Edinburg,

TX, 2011.

Parker-Raley, J. A., & Vangelisti, A. L. Does time health all wounds? Perceptions of the

forgiveness process that unfolds within romantic relationships following the

occurrence of a hurtful transgression. Paper presented at the Eastern

Communication Association Conference, Baltimore 2010.

Jones, B., Parker-Raley, J., Higgerson, R., Christie, L., Legett, S. & Greathouse, J. (March,

2009) Finding the right words: The use of AND and DNR in pediatric

palliative care. Poster Presentation. American Academy of Hospice and

Palliative Medicine Annual Conference. Austin, TX.

Parker-Raley, J. A., & Jones, B. L. Adolescent cancer survivors and substance use: An

exploratory analysis. Paper presented at the National Communication Association

(NCA) meeting Chicago, IL. November 2008.

Parker-Raley, J. A. & Salem, P. The effects of parental relationships and marital status

on the depth of mother/daughter self-disclosure. Paper presented at the National

Communication Association (NCA) meeting Chicago, IL.

November 2007. Top Graduate Student Paper in Family Communication.

Parker-Raley, J. A., Jones, B., & Maxson, T. Family presence during pediatric

resuscitation: Actual versus estimated differences of perspectives among health

care professionals. Paper presented at the National Communication Association

(NCA) meeting Chicago, IL. November 2007.

Parker-Raley, J. A., Beck, G. B., Surra, C. A., & Vangelisti, A. L. (2007, May) Love

hurts: An investigation of the long-term and short-term impact of hurtful

messages on romantic partners’ commitment to marriage and relationship

satisfaction. Paper presented at the International Communication Association

(ICA) meeting San Francisco, CA. Top Paper Award in Interpersonal

Communication.

Parker-Raley, J. A., & Jones, B. (2007, April). Finding the right words: A family-

centered approach to end-of-life discussions. Paper presented at the Eastern

Communication Association (ECA) meeting Providence, RI. Top Graduate

Student Paper in Health Communication

Mottet, T. P., Parker-Raley, J. A., Beebe, S. A., & Cunningham, C. (2007, April).

Instructors who resist “college light”. The neutralizing effect of instructor

immediacy on students’ course workload violations and perceptions of instructor

credibility and affective learning. Paper presented at the Eastern Communication

Association (ECA) meeting in Providence, RI. Top Paper Award in

Instructional Communication

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Beck, G., Parker-Raley, J. A., Surra, C. A. (2006, July). Daters' conceptualizations and

use of root metaphor expression in discussion of their romantic relationships.

Paper presented at the International Association for Relationship Research

(IARR) meeting, Rethymnon, Crete.

Sparks, L., Villagran, M., Parker-Raley, J. A., & Cunningham, C. (2006, April) A

patient-centered approach to breaking bad news: Communication guidelines for

health care providers. Paper presented at the Eastern Communication

Association (ECA) meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

Mottet, T., Parker-Raley, J. A., Cunningham, C., & Beebe, S. (2005, November) The

relationship between teacher nonverbal immediacy and student course workload

and teacher availability expectations. Paper presented at the National

Communication Association (NCA) meeting, Boston, MA.

Parker-Raley, J. A. Teacher motivation, satisfaction, and self-efficacy. (2006,

November) Paper presented at the Eastern Communication Association (ECA)

meeting, Pittsburg, PA.

Villagran, M. M., & Parker, J. A. (2004, May). Organizational cynicism and cancer

care. Paper presented at the International Communication Association (ICA)

meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Parker, J. A. & Jones, L. S. (2004, April). A typology of office gossip in organizational

communication. Paper presented at the Eastern

Communication Association (ECA) meeting, Boston, MA.

Parker, J. A. (2004, February). The effects of parental relationship and marital status on

the depth of self-disclosure. Paper presented at the Western

States Communication Association (WSCA) meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

Parker, J. A., & Jones, L. S. (2003, April). Society and the male body image. Paper

presented at the Eastern Communication Association (ECA) meeting,

Washington D. C. Top Paper in the Masters Student Poster

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

ASE, 2016

APDS, 2016

National Communication Association (2004-Present)

TEACHING

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UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

FAME Health Communication Course (UTSA)

Health Communication for Health Professionals (UTSA)

Theory & Practice of Social Interaction: Health Communication Capstone (UTSA)

Health Communication (UTRGV)

Family Communication (UTRGV)

Presentational Speaking (UTRGV)

Introduction to Communication (UTRGV)

Professional Communication (UTRGV)

Communication and Research Methods (Texas State University-San Marcos)

Interpersonal Communication (Texas State University-San Marcos)

Public Speaking (Texas State University-San Marcos)

Fundamentals of Human Communication (Texas State University-San Marcos)

GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT

Seminar in Health Communication (UTSA)

Seminar in Communication Education (UTSA)

Seminar in Communication Theory (UTRGV)

Communication Education (UTRGV)

Instructional Communication (UTRGV)

Independent Research (UTRGV)

Seminar in Health Communication (UTRGV)

GRADUATE THESES & RESEARCH PROJECT COMMITTEES

Thesis Committee Chair (UTRGV)

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Monica Mercado (Summer 2011-Spring 2012)

Kelli Owen (Fall 2010-Spring 2012)

Alyssa Cerroni (Fall 2010-Spring 2011)

Claudia Martinez (Fall 2009-Fall 2010)

Thesis Committee (UTRGV)

Nina Karadjordjevic (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)

Gil Castillo (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)

Annette Garcia (Fall 2009-Spring 2010)

Undergraduate Thesis Committee (UTRGV)

Hazel Severenio (Fall 2012-Spring 2013)

Comprehensive Exam Committee Chair (UTRGV)

Mix Reyes (Spring 2013)

Andrea Fuentes (Spring 2010)

Comprehensive Exam Committee (UTRGV)

Elizabeth Oertling (Spring 2014)

Roderick Dorsey (Spring 2013)

Juan Hermosillo (Spring 2013)

Peter Ehimka (Spring 2012)

Santa Hernandez (Fall 2011)

Kimberly Kizer (Spring 2011)

Christina Harris (Spring 2011)

Jeremy Johnson (Spring 2011)

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES

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Selected by the Office of Undergraduate Studies at UTRGV to attend the Texas Higher

Education Coordinating Board Committee conference on student engagement in

Houston, Summer 2012

Presented “Teaching Effectiveness Workshop” to New UTRGV Faculty, Summer 2012

Presented “Teaching Effectiveness Workshop” to New UTRGV Faculty, Spring 2012

Presented “Finding your voice through communication” for Gear Up high school

students, Spring 2012

Presented “Presentation Skills for Research Conferences” for UTRGV Office of Graduate

Studies, Spring 2012

Selected by the UTRGV Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities to attend the LEAP

leadership training. Received graduation certificate, Fall 2011

Selected to attend the “Developing Successful Graduate Mentor Relationships”

Workshops hosted by the UTRGV Office of Graduate Studies, Spring 2011

Prepared “Presentational Speaking Skills Workshop” to Graduate students at UTRGV,

Summer 2010. Cancelled summer 2010 due to Hurricane will present Fall 2011.

Presented “Effective Group Communication: Balancing Structure and Interaction” to

UTRGV Methodist Student Association, Spring 2010

SERVICE

DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE

Developed FAME student research shadow program for UT Health San Antonio trauma

division, Summer 2016

Developed medical student research shadow program for UT Health San Antonio trauma

division, Summer 2015

Prepared and lead research retreat for UT Health San Antonio trauma research staff,

Spring 2015

Independent Study with Andie Watson at UTSA, Spring 2014

Search Committee Member for Health Communication Line UTSA, Fall 2013-Spring

2014

Search Committee Chair Health Communication Line UTRGV, Fall 2012-Spring 2013

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Search Committee Chair Organizational Communication Line UTRGV, Fall 2011-Spring

2012

Search Committee Chair Health Communication Line UTRGV, Fall 2011-Spring 2012

Search Committee Member for Four Lecturer Positions UTRGV, Fall 2011-Spring 2012

Chair of Peer Review Assessment Committee UTRGV, Spring 2012

Independent Study with Monica Mercado UTRGV: COMM 6339, Summer 2011

Annual Review Committee Chair UTRGV, Fall 2010-Spring 2011

Coordinated Communication Showcase presentations and travel for Dell Children’s

Hospital Research Scientists, Spring 2011

Served as a judge for the Hauser Presentational Speaking Contest UTRGV, Spring 2011

Basic Course Director UTRGV, Fall 2008-Present

Budget Committee UTRGV, Fall 2009-Spring 2010

Faculty Search Committee for lecturer position UTRGV, Spring 2009

Curriculum Committee UTRGV, 2008-2009

University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Student Reviewer, 2006-2008

University of Texas at Austin, Colloquia Chair, 2006-2007

University of Texas at Austin, Undergraduate Mentor, 2006

Texas State-San Marcos, Faculty Co-Sponsor for Communication Club, 2004-2005

UNIVERSITY & COLLEGE SERVICE

Served on Patient Discharge Committee University Hospital, San Antonio, Spring 2016

FAME Application Review Committee UTSA, Fall 2013

A-PRIME Committee Member for College of Science and Mathematics UTRGV, Spring

2012

Search Committee Member for Cluster Hire for College of Arts and Humanities UTRGV,

Fall 2011-Spring 2012

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Regents Award Committee for the College of Arts and Humanities UTRGV, Spring 2010

Faculty Excellence Award Committee Chair for the Communication Department at

UTRGV, Spring 2010

Faculty Excellence Award Committee for the Communication Department at UTRGV,

Spring 2009

Regents Award Committee for the Communication Department at UTRGV, Spring 2009

STATE SERVICE

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Consultant UTRGV, Spring 2012

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Adjunct Appointment at UT Health Department of Surgery, Fall 2013-Present

Observer at UT Health during mock code blues, Fall 2013

Observer at University Hospital in Trauma Department, Fall 2013

Served as a consultant for Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Spring 2012-present

Hired as a consultant to design and implement four separate training programs for

SpawGlass Construction, Summer 2011-Fall 2011

Served as consultant for Mission Regional Hospital, Summer 2011

Served as a reviewer for Western Journal of Communication, Fall 2010-Spring 2011

Served as a reviewer for Allyn & Bacon Public Speaking Textbook titled: “DK: Guide to

Public Speaking”, Spring 2011

Served as a consultant for Dell Children’s Hospital, Fall 2008-to present

Served as a consultant for Spawglass Construction, Summer 2010

Served as NCA Instructional Development Division Secretary, 2008-2009

Reviewer of competitive papers submitted to the Instructional Communication division of

the Eastern Communication Association, April 2007, Providence, RI.