Job Responsibilities:

Heather has been with OSAF since July 2008. She coordinates a variety of leadership development programs such as Leadership Roundtable, a semester-long series that introduces first-year students to leadership at Duke by engaging them in dialogue with some of Duke’s most inspiring faculty and administrators.

Heather is responsible for conducting the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership, an assessment of Duke student leadership development (institutionally and nationally). She also chairs committees focusing on Duke's Division of Student Affairs and Fuqua School of Business Center on Leadership and Ethics (COLE) partnership.

Educational Background:

• M.Ed. Higher Education Administration - Loyola University, Chicago, 2008
• BS.J. Public Relations/Journalism - Ohio University, 2005

Past Professional Experience:

• Graduate Assistant in the Department of Student Leadership Development, Loyola University Chicago
• Graduate Intern in the Student Leadership Institute, DePaul University
• Greek Student Counselor Coordinator in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Northwestern University
• Graduate Intern in the Office of Student Life, DePaul University

Professional Associations:

• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
• National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs
• LeaderShape

Research Interests:

• Student leadership development (particularly associated with the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership
• Issues of cultural competency and intercultural communication
• Mentoring

Personal Interests:

• Reading
• Traveling whenever and wherever I am able
• Spending time with family and friends
• Salsa
• New adventures and exploring