Angela Patterson currently serves as the director of communications for First United Methodist Church Dallas. She also works as adjunct faculty in the master’s program for Organization Development and Leadership at Fielding Graduate University. Patterson earned a doctorate in media psychology from Fielding, where she studied how media and technology affect cultural institutions. She also holds a master’s degree in media psychology from Fielding, a master’s degree in journalism from IU and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi. (December 2022)