Background
Heestand, Diane Elissa was born on October 9, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Glenn Wilson and Elizabeth (Martin) Heestand.
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Heestand, Diane Elissa was born on October 9, 1945 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Glenn Wilson and Elizabeth (Martin) Heestand.
Bachelor, Allegheny College, 1967; Master of Arts, U. Wyoming, 1968; education specialist, Indiana U., 1971; Doctor of Education, Indiana U., 1979.
Assistant professor communication, Clarion (Pennsylvania) State College, 1971; assistant professor learning resources, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1971-1972; assistant professor communication, U. Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 1972-1974; associate professor learning resources, Tidewater Community College, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1975-1978; educational consultant, U. Alabama School Medicine, Birmingham, 1978-1981; director learning resources, associate professor medical education, Mercer U. School Medicine, Macon, Georgia, 1981-1988; assistant dean educational development and resources, Ohio U. College Osteopathic Medicine, 1989-1990; associate professor clinical medical education, director biomedical communications, University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, 1990-1995; acting chair department medical education, University of Southern California School Medicine, Los Angeles, 1992-1995; professor, director office educational development, U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, since 1995. Consultant Lincoln (Pennsylvania) U., summer, 1975. Visiting fellow Project Hope/China, Millwood, Virginia, summer, 1986.
Member Health Sciences Comm. Association (board directors 1982-1986, president-elect 1987-1988, president 1988-1989, Special Svc. award 1990), Association Ednl. Comm. and Technology (president media design and production division 1985-1986), Association biomedical Comm.
Dirs. (board directors 1993-1995), Society of Dirs. of Research in Medical Education.