DOWNLOAD MY DISSERTATION: College Students, Social Media, Digital Identities, and the Digitized Self

I am happy to finally make my entire final dissertation available for all to download and read.  This document represents some of the first qualitative research into how traditionally aged college students use social media and its impact on their development and how they construct identities online.  If you want a more detailed description, I've included the... Continue Reading →

How To Find Your Life Purpose

I came across this great SlideShare by OfficeVibe CEO, Dan Benoni, the other day.  Not only does it represent impeccable slide design and narrative form, but it also provides a great message and some very tangible takeaways. The presentation is organized around the following six headings: 1.  WHY knowing your purpose is crucial 2.  Five powerful... Continue Reading →

Seeking Submissions for an #SATBT Book!

  Hello Friends... Do you want to contribute to a new book? After doing the #SATBT series on my blog, I was delighted with the wonderful stories shared and have received great feedback from others about how much they enjoyed reading them.  It inspired me to think about collecting these into a print-on-demand paper book!  The... Continue Reading →

Saying Goodbye to Boston, in Photos…

It's been four great years, Boston, but it's time to say goodbye and move on to my next adventure.  I've learned to love New England (particularly in the summer... ahem), and I thought the best way to say goodbye was through some pictures I took of this iconic city and amazing region... The iconic Fenway Park.... Continue Reading →

The Time I Visited JetBlue Headquarters

As my friend Keith said, "The circle completes itself." When I started traveling and interacting with JetBlue on Twitter, I never intended nor thought my journey would take me here... and yet, nevertheless, this week had me heading to JetBlue's Long Island City headquarters to present to the crew members of JetBlue.  I had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →

What’s in a desk? Organizing for productivity.

A number of writers on the "Student Affairs Women Talk Tech" blog (Joise Ahlquist, Kristen Abell, and Jennifer Keegin) posted pictures of their desks and wrote posts describing their work space and how they personalize it and organize it for productivity.  I decided to take a cue from them and share my own desk as well as... Continue Reading →

How do you prioritize urgent versus important in your work?

One useful tool I use in organizing myself and understanding my work is known as the Eisenhower Productivity Matrix.  Detailed in my presentation below, it divides tasks into four quadrants with two variables: urgent and important. How do you or how might you apply these principles into your daily work?

Remembering the Wisdom of Steve Jobs on His Birthday

When I'm working at my desk, Steve Jobs watches over me.  He reminds me to keep things simple and strive for excellence.  Since today he would have turned 60 years old, I wanted to share a few of the quotes from him that remind me to stay hungry and foolish.

Are you developmentally ready for that PhD?

Starting PhD work isn't something to be taken lightly.  First, there are the logistics: Is it the right time in your career to start a PhD? Do you have the time and money to dedicate to it? What program do you chose? For what purpose?  Are you seeking an executive-type program or a research-focused program?... Continue Reading →

Year in Review: My Most Viewed SlideShare Presentations (2014)

I have been on SlideShare since 2010 and am a big proponent of the platform. Think of it as the YouTube of presentations. This year I was designated a "Keynote Author" by SlideShare which saw the traffic to my content increase SIGNIFICANTLY.  The following is a review of my most viewed presentations from 2014.

I lost my first Facebook friend over #Ferguson

At least that I know of. Yesterday, I went to a Facebook friend's profile and noticed that we no longer friends.  The last interaction we had was last week in some Facebook comments regarding an article I posted on issues of race in America.  It wasn't an article about Michael Brown or Eric Garner, but a post by... Continue Reading →

ACPA member-friends: Vote for me, please! It’s election time.

Hello friends and supporters! I'm running for a position on the Governing Board of ACPA-College Student Educators International. The Director of Membership Development works to retain and recruit members and advance ACPA's services and professional development efforts for members. If you're a member of ACPA, please consider voting for me. My bio/application details are below. There... Continue Reading →

Celebrating Blog Post #100!

This marks my 100th post since I began blogging approximately 2 years ago and I thought it marked an excellent time to look back, share some stats and highlight some of my most popular posts. The total number of hits my blog has recorded to date: 78,891 The highest number of hits in a single... Continue Reading →

My #IceBucketChallenge Entry for ALS (with #FLAIR)

I got challenged to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from my good ACPA friend, Melissa Jones.  Challenge accepted and executed (see animated gif), but I also went a bit further.  See photos below. 😉 To pay it forward, it's an ACPA-College Student Educators International THROWDOWN.  I challenge the current, past and vice presidents of... Continue Reading →

My iPhone Case That Everyone Wants

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS OLD AND THE CASE IS NO LINGER AVAILABLE.  SAD FACE. A LOT of people compliment my iPhone case and ask me where I got it from.  Literally, I get inquiries about it almost daily.  So, given the interest, I wanted to share it with you all. I'm a minimalist when... Continue Reading →

A DIVORCE Letter to my Dissertation

The power of digital technology allows one to impact others and make connections in sometimes unexpected ways. My “love letter” to my dissertation struck a chord with many and inspired Doreen Hettich-Atkins to write her own "divorce" letter to her dissertation. The PhD journey is intensely personal, but there are always unspoken common experiences that anyone who has... Continue Reading →

A Love Letter to my Dissertation

Dear Dissertation- I wanted to write a letter to you to let you know that I still love you. I feel like we’ve been drifting as of late, and I wanted to reaffirm our commitment. We’ve been courting for a long time. Three years ago, when we started flirting, I didn’t have an idea as... Continue Reading →

The Only Life and Social Media Maxim You Need To Know

(Picture above from the Kaumana Caves on the Big Island of Hawaii.) Knowing of my adventures in the past year, one of my students shared a passage with me from W. H. Murray's The Scottish Himalaya Expedition from 1951.  The passage reads: Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all... Continue Reading →

Excited to Launch TheClownNoseProject.com

I'm launching a fun little experiment I call The Clown Nose Project! It's a simple project trying to spread a little fun and joy. The basic concept is this: Seeing pictures of normal everyday people in clown noses makes me smile. Brightening someone's day makes me smile. By harnessing the power of the internet, perhaps... Continue Reading →

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