PH.D. IN LEADERSHIP & CHANGE 2012

Antioch University; Yellow Springs, OH

Dissertation Title: Recipes of Resolve: Food and Meaning in Post-Diluvian New Orleans

Committee: Richard A. Couto, Philomena Essed, Paul Stoller, Barbra Mossberg, Arjen Boin

MBA (SPECIALIZATION, E-COMMERCE) 2005

University of Phoenix; Phoenix, AZ

AOS IN CULINARY ARTS 1998

New England Culinary Institute; Montpelier, VT

BA IN SOCIOLOGY & GERMAN LITERATURE 1993

University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,

National University: Virtual 2022-Present

• 2025 Excellence in Teaching Award, School of Business and Technology

VISITING PROFESSOR,

DeVry/Keller Graduate School; Virtual 2006-2020

ACADEMIC DIRECTOR,

The Art Institute of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, WI 2012-2015

FOUNDING FACULTY & CHEF-INSTRUCTOR,

New England Culinary Institute; Montpelier, VT 2006-2009

AMAZON 2020 - 2022: SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER (L6),

Virtual 2021-2022

AMAZON 2020 - 2022: STATION OPERATIONS MANAGER AMZL (L6),

Milwaukee, WI 2020-2021

OWNER,

Cream City Consulting; Milwaukee, WI 2000-2020

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CHEF,

Emmi Roth; Monroe, WI 2014-2017

Honors & Awards

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

National University 2025

MENTOR OF THE YEAR, NOMINEE

Amazon 2021

INNOVATIVE DISSERTATION AWARD,

Networked Digital Library of Theses & Dissertations Consortium 2012

PUBLIC SCHOLAR AWARD,

Antioch University 2011

FELLOW/VISITING SCHOLAR,

Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University 2009-2010

FELLOW - HASTAC,

Duke University 2010-2011

CATHERINE BRENDEL FELLOWSHIP,

Women Chefs & Restaurateurs 2007

YOUNG RESTAURATEUR OF THE WORLD,

International Hotel & Restaurant Association 1999

Publications

• “ Fierce Care: Notes From the Cutting Room Floor,” In Okra, Southern Food and Beverage Museum, August 2011.

• “Recipes of Resilience: Food & Ritual in Post-Diluvian New Orleans.” In Global Horizons, University of Southern Mississippi Press, Summer 2011.

• Review of The Wireless Spectrum. In Information Society, July 2011.

• Photo Essay, "Sustainability in the Face of Recurring Threats and

Disaster," in Anthropological News, April 2011.

• “Inventions in Literature: Time Travel.” In Critical Insights - Technology & Humanity: Salem Press, 2012.

• “Urban Agriculture in the Face of Disaster and Environmental Change.” In The Encyclopedia of Environmental Leadership: Sage Publications, 2012.

• “The Use of Social Media in Response to the Gulf of Mexico BP Oil Spill.” In The Encyclopedia of Environmental Leadership: Sage Publications, 2012.

• Humanities Arts Science Technology Advanced Collaboratory Scholars Blog, Duke University, 2010-2011.

Presentations

Panel Member, The Anthropological Association of America Annual Conference, “Community-Based Research: Grappling with Ghosts of Research Past, Present, and Future,” New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2025.

Presenter, The Anthropological Association of America Annual Conference, “Recipes of Resistance: Community-Led Agriculture and Food Production as a Form of Personal and Communal Self-Care,” New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2025.

Presenter, The Association for the Study of Food & Society and Agriculture, Food and  Human Values Society (ASFS-AFHVS) Joint Conference, “The Political & Economic Costs of Food as a Form of Self-Care,” Corvallis, Oregon, June 2025.  

Featured Chef, James Beard House, New York, NY, December 2013. 

Interactive Poster, The New Media Consortium, "Social Media and Disaster in New  Orleans," Madison, WI, June 2011.  

Presenter, Louisiana Folklore Society Meeting, “Current Examples of Environmental Stress and Resiliency within Cajun Foodways Systems,” Lafayette, Louisiana, March 2011. 

Roundtable Discussant, International Leadership Association Global Conference,  “Gumbo in the Storm: Food & Crisis in New Orleans,” Boston, Massachusetts, October 2010.  

Guest Speaker, Tulane University Department of Public Health, “Food Choices in New Orleans Post-Katrina,” New Orleans, Louisiana,” New Orleans, LA, September 2010. 

Speaker/ Panelist, University of Southern Mississippi; Returning to Katrina: Bringing  Hurricane Katrina Research Back to the Community, “Food & Crisis in Post-Katrina New Orleans,” Gulfport, Mississippi, May 2010.  

Speaker/ Panel Moderator, Southern Food & Beverage Museum, “Recipes of Resilience: Food & Sustainability in Post-Katrina New Orleans,” New Orleans, Louisiana, May 2010. 

Speaker, Union University Research Day, “Recipes of Resistance; Culture and Cuisine in Crisis Communities,” Cincinnati, Ohio, January 2010.  

Panel Moderator, Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, “Sustainable Solutions for the Food Service Industry,” Newport, Rhode Island, October 2008.