In 2011, she received her Ph.D. degree in Educational HRD from Texas A&M University. Dr. McWhorter has edited two special issues of the Advances in Developing Human Resource Development (ADHR) journal including the 2010 volume that introduced Virtual HRD to the field and she currently serves a member of the ADHR Board of Directors. She has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters around technology-facilitated learning in higher education and in the workplace. Her publications include topics such as Virtual HRD, professional virtual conferences, virtual scenario planning, virtual grief education, ePortfolios, visual social media, and virtual leadership development. She is a co-chair of the Virtual HRD, Technology, and e-Learning SIG and this is her second year to serve as a Track Chair Editor for AHRD.