Where are you from?
Mountain View, WY
What and where have you studied?
BYU – BS in COMD and Portuguese
BYU – MS in COMD
UNC-Chapel Hill – PhD in Speech and Hearing Sciences
Where have you previously worked?
Northwest Texas Hospital, Amarillo, TX
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), Greesboro, NC
Why did you choose to work at BYU
BYU was a dream job for me. I love being able to explicitly talk about how the gospel of Jesus Christ informs and motivates my scholarly work.
What was the first career you dreamed of having as a kid?
Author and illustrator of children’s books.
What is one thing you can't live without?
Water.
Where can we find you most Saturday mornings?
Making breakfast for my family.
What are you most likely to become famous for?
Improvisational singing and dancing while doing dishes.
What are you most looking forward to?
Hiking Mt. Timpanogos with my wife and 8-year-old son in a couple weeks.