Her Ph.D. and M.S.Ed are in Learning Design and Technology from Purdue University. Jamie also has a B.A. in Radio-Television (News) from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She has worked in television newsrooms in Illinois, Kentucky, and Florida. Jamie has experience developing educational videos for a variety of agricultural audiences and has served as project manager for a nationwide interactive electronic field trip program introducing middle school students to real-world science concepts and science careers. She is interested in developing courses and Nebraska Extension programming for informal science communication and education programs about controversial agricultural and environmental issues.