As Clinical Coordinator for the Radiologic Sciences Division at UNC Chapel Hill, I oversee all aspects of clinical education for the program. I manage student placements across a range of affiliated clinical sites, maintain strong relationships with clinical partners, and serve as the primary instructor for students during their clinical rotations. My work ensures that students are not only meeting competency requirements but also developing the professional skills and confidence needed for real-world radiologic practice.
In addition to my instructional and coordination responsibilities, I am actively engaged in research focused on advancing radiologic science education and practice. My scholarly interests include radiation safety, the integration of gamification strategies in radiography curricula, and the role of artificial intelligence in healthcare education.

I am deeply committed to pediatric audiology and expanding access to high-quality pediatric services across North Carolina. In my clinical role, I serve patients at UNC Hospitals Audiology at Meadowmont and on the UNC Mobile Hearing and Speech Clinic, ensuring children receive essential hearing care in both medical and community-based settings. Additionally, I coordinate school-based hearing screenings for local schools, helping to identify hearing concerns early and support students’ communication and learning.
Beyond clinical care, I am passionate about education and mentorship. As a faculty member, I teach graduate-level courses in audiologic assessment, educational audiology, and clinical issues, helping to shape the next generation of audiologists.
As the clinical education coordinator for the AuD program, I find great fulfillment in guiding graduate students as they master clinical skills, develop confidence, and discover their professional passions. My work bridges patient care and education, fostering strong relationships with children, families, and students while advancing the field of pediatric audiology.

I do contract management for agreements with external parties for the department. I am the backup to the Grants Manager and I support the Office of Research.

As the Director for Clinical Education for the UNC Physician Assistant Studies Program, I am responsible for scheduling and coordinating all clinical rotations, ensuring alignment with accreditation standards and program goals. I oversee the clinical curriculum, guiding its development and implementation to prepare students for real-world practice. My role includes the recruitment and retention of preceptors and clinical sites across diverse healthcare settings to support a broad and high-quality clinical education experience. In addition to my administrative responsibilities, I also teach in the preclinical year, contributing to the foundational education of our students and supporting their transition into clinical practice.

Teaches/Directs:

• Basic and Molecular Laboratory Methods: Specimen Collection
• Hematology I and II Laboratories
• Bacteriology Laboratory
• Parasitology & Mycology Laboratory

My research is focused on improving language and literacy outcomes for children with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities (SIDD), including those who are also deaf and hard of hearing. I was first hired as the Project Director of a 5-year U.S. Department of Education grant, Tar Heel Shared Reader, which involved the development of a complete implementation model that supported 316 professionals in providing shared reading to 442 students with SIDD, most of whom required augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). In my role as project director, I led several sub-studies that examined: a) the quality of teacher interactions during shared reading; b) the impact of training on teacher use of shared reading strategies, and; c) the impact of shared reading with AAC modeling on the communication of students with SIDD who require AAC. In ongoing work on Project Converse, funded by the Engelke Family Foundation, I am leading several studies involving detailed microanalysis of videos documenting classroom interactions during literacy instruction with children with SIDD who require AAC. One such study in press applies conversation analysis to examine growth in expressive language and communication of children with SIDD-AAC over the course of a year as a result of shared reading with AAC modeling of core vocabulary. While successfully directing a large implementation project and leading the publication of several related manuscripts, I secured funding as the PI for a foundation grant and an internal award. These two awards enabled me to take the first steps to document the hearing health needs of students with SIDD and address the widespread under-identification of hearing loss in this population, including co-authoring the first publication on school-based hearing screenings with students with SIDD in the United States.

As a research methodologist, I study the rigor and effectiveness of research methods that combine quantitative and qualitative approaches. As a health services researcher and methodologist specializing in the analysis of large complex secondary databases, I work with various research projects using state-of-the-art research strategies and large databases such as Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, & National Survey of Children’s Health. At UNC-Chapel Hill, I have expanded my research to examine interventions and outcomes for priority populations, which include individuals with special health care needs such as autism.

As Director of Clinical Education, Jennifer works collectively with a team of individuals to place and manage physical therapy students on clinical rotations throughout their educational program. As part of this work, she also trains clinical educators and values the partnership with clinical sites and clinical instructors. Jennifer teaches clinical education seminar courses which prepare students for their clinical rotations and ultimately working as professionals in the field of physical therapy.
Jennifer also serves as the Assistant Director of Clinical Practice for the faculty physical therapy practices. In this roll, she leads day to day clinic operations upholding the standards of the profession, the University and UNC Health. Patient-centered care is a hallmark of this work.

In the Division programs, my teaching is in understanding patient disease and injury states that require medical imaging and/or specific patient care and assessment during imaging. Other topics are in students understanding the clinical practice environment and the legal and ethical issues related to practice.

State and nationally, I am involved in efforts to set standards for education and certification to ensure a safe, optimized, efficient, cost-effective medical imaging experience for our patients and healthcare system.