Prior to Fall 2005, Dr. Kennedy was a communication analyst in the Division of Health Communication of the Office of the Director of the CDC. There, she consulted on social marketing with CDC staff and national partners, helped evaluate the CDC’s Entertainment Education Program, and guest-edited a special issue of the Journal of Health Communication. Dr. Kennedy began her professional career as a member of the psychology faculty at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, where she designed, conducted, and evaluated social skills-based preventive interventions for adolescents.