Melissa Bostrom

Melissa Bostrom, Ph.D., directs the Professional Development Series and the Emerging Leaders Institute and manages the Professional Development Grant program. She is Co-PI on the Duke OPTIONS project, funded by the ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Graduate Education. She co-founded the Professional Development Blog in January 2014 and serves as Managing Editor.

Education

• Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2000 — 2005)
• M.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998 — 2000)
• B.A. Denison University (1992 — 1996)

Companies

• Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Professional Development Duke University (2013)
• Business Communication Consultant and Professional Development Coach Self-employed (2007)
• Director of Graduate Academic & Professional Development, Graduate School North Carolina State University (2007 — 2013)
• Assistant Professor, Management and Corporate Communication Kenan-Flagler Business School (2006 — 2007)
• Lecturer, English North Carolina State University (2005 — 2006)
• Royster Dissertation Fellow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2004 — 2005)
• Technical Consultant for Faculty Support, School of Nursing University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2003 — 2004)
• Teaching Fellow, English University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1999 — 2004)
• Technical Trainer, Academic Technology and Networks University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998 — 2003)