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Amy Osmond

Amy Osmond is a third-year Ph.D. student in the department of Communication at the University of Utah. She received her BA and MA in English from Brigham Young University (1997, 1999). At Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, Amy has taught classes in rhetoric and composition, technical writing, and communication. Amy works as a freelance editor, writer, and graphic designer for clients which have included the Utah Attorney General’s office, Idea Group Publishing, OnBoard Baby Outfitters, Empire Realty, and the San Clemente Sun Post. Her current academic interests include organizational identity, organizational abuse, critical rhetoric and communication ethics. She and her husband, Jeff, have 3 children.

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