Courtney Mitchel is currently finishing a Ph.D. in American Studies from Indiana University. She’s taught courses at the college level for more than three years, and has presented her research at national and international academic conferences around the United States. Her training has prepared her as a strong, effective communicator who’s capable of teaching difficult and confusing subjects to diverse audiences, and she loves meeting students where they are to help them work through problems large and small. She also works as an Events Coordinator in the Communications Department of the College of Natural Sciences at UT in Austin, where she directly applies her communication skills to plan and enact events and other forms of messaging.