EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Communication, University of South Florida, 2004

M.A. in Linguistics, University of Belgrade

B.A. in English Language and Literature, University of Belgrade

COURSE OFFERINGS

Organizational Communication

Interviewing Principles and Practice

Public Speaking

Business and Professional Speaking

Conflict Resolution

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

2006. International Communication Association annual conference, Dresden, Germany: "Antecedents of Organizational Trust."

2006. Southern States Communication Association annual convention, Dallas, TX: “Communicating Organizational Trust: An Exploration of the Link between Discourse and Action.”

2005. National Communication Association annual convention, Boston, MA: “The Action-Centered Model of Organizational Trust.”

2005. National Communication Association annual convention, Boston, MA: “You are not Alone : The Spiritual Message of The Phantom of the Opera.”

2004. National Communication Association annual convention, Chicago, IL:: “Relationship Marketing in the Health Care Context: A Continuing Education Model for Nurse Practitioners ” (co-authored).

2004. Advance Job Fair and CE Event, Tampa, FL. Co-speaker on conflict management strategies in the health care context: “Conflict Management : It's Worth a Try.”

2004. Southern States Communication Association annual convention, Tampa, FL: “Female Bodies, Male Wisdom: The need for Counterstory.”

2003. International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication annual conference, Lancaster, England: “The Borderlands Narrative: A Lesson in Humanity."

2003. National Communication Association annual convention, Miami, FL: “Mapping GlaxoSmithKline’s Discourse of Technological Rationality: The Case of Paxil. ”

2003. National Communication Association annual convention, Miami, FL: “Flair for the Playful: Rediscovering the Goddess.”

2002. National Communication Association annual convention, New Orleans, LA: “In Search of Genuine Dialogue: Eternal Thou and the Human Potential.”

2001. National Communication Association annual convention, Atlanta, GA: “The Building Blocks of Trust.”

HONORS AND AWARDS

2005. National Communication Association Annual Convention, Boston, MA: One of the three Top papers of the Spiritual Communication Division.

2003. Provost’s Commendation for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant,
University of South Florida, Tampa.

2000. Member, Phi Kappa Phi, International Honor Society

1994. Member, Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society

1989. British Council grant for the British Council Summer School, Plymouth, England.