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Melanie joined Â鶹ӰÊÓ in 2017 and has been with the PA program since 2021. She is responsible for recruitment and retention of preceptors for Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (PA Student Clinical Rotations) and also provides instructional and marketing support for the program. 

She Â鶹ӰÊÓd from the University of Oregon with bachelor’s degrees in history and romance languages, and has a master’s degree in adult education from Indiana University. She has over 15 years of experience working in adult and higher education, including nearly a decade spent teaching and building skills in curriculum and lesson materials design in Tokyo, Japan. 

Her professional interests include User Experience design (UX), instructional design and adult learning theory. Outside of work, she also enjoys learning about new things (current topics: macramé, history of medicine, and growing houseplants), volunteering for her local community library, watching murder mysteries, and spending time with her dogs.

Education

Certificate, eLearning Instructional Design & Development—Oregon State University

MSEd, Adult Education—Indiana University

Certificate, Second Language Acquisition & Teaching—University of Oregon

BA, History—University of Oregon

BA, Romance Languages & Literatures (Spanish, Italian)—University of Oregon

Roles & Responsibilities

Melanie is responsible for recruitment and retention of preceptors for Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences (PA Student Clinical Rotations) and also provides instructional and marketing support for the program. Her professional interests include User Experience design (UX), instructional design and adult learning theory.

Outside the Classroom

In her free time, she also enjoys learning about new things (current topics: macramé, history of medicine, and growing houseplants), volunteering for her local community library, watching murder mysteries, and spending time with her dogs.