Executive Director, Society for HIgher Education interdisciplinary Learning and Discovery (SHIELD). SHIELD is a non-profit regional organization, whose main purpose is to provide a yearly low-cost alternative for educators, students, and related individuals to conduct Scholarly Activity through professional presentations at a Regional Conference, and publications through an open source journal. Work includes the formation of the Board of Directors, funding grants to subsidize the conference and journal, the acquisition of personnel for the conference review, staff, and volunteers, and the acquisition of personnel for the journal staff. Current research includes work on androgyny, psychological reactance theory, the first year experience, the influence of social media, and recidivism.