Stephanie is a strategic communication professional and Ph.D. student of Global Leadership and Change at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. She holds an M.S. in Strategic Communication from Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), an M.A. in Writing Studies from Saint Joseph's University, and an A.B. in German from Bryn Mawr College. She held a Fall 2023 appointment as a Course Associate of the M.S. Strategic Communication program at Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies.

She is an alumna of “Digital Media for Social Impact” at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Social Impact Strategy and was a 2023 Emerging Advocate with the American Migraine Foundation. She serves as a research panelist for the Commission on Public Relations Education and is a 2024 CQ Fellow. Her doctoral research focuses on psychological safety, cultural intelligence, and neurodivergence in the virtual workplace.

Research areas:

  • Neurodivergence in the workplace

  • Disability studies

  • Strategic communication and digital media

  • Organizational development

  • Global leadership

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