She comes to UNLV after serving as an assistant professor at Chicago State University. She Jennifer received her B.A., Magna Cum Livengood Laude, from Southern Illinois University, and MSW and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. She is teaching courses in Program Development in Recreation and Program Evaluation in Recreation and Leisure this semester. Teona Martin joins the Tourism and Convention Department as an administrative assistant III after working for the state of Nevada Childcare and Development Program. Martin is currently pursuing a business management degree at the College of Southern Nevada.