Wendy Coakley-Thompson
Wendy Coakley-Thompson was born to West Indian parents in Brooklyn, New York. She spent her childhood in Nassau, in the Bahamas. In 1984, she returned to the US in order to attend Montclair State College (now University), where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Theater (Broadcasting). She later received a Masters degree in Communication Arts from William Paterson College, also now a university. In 1999 she earned a Ph.D. in Education from Syracuse University's Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation (IDDE) department. Her dissertation is entitled The Use of Popular Media in Multicultural Education: Stressing Implications for the Black/Non-Black Biracial North American Student. She has been an adjunct professor at The University of Georgia, Strayer University, and Marymount University in northern Virginia.
Books
- Back To Life, 2002. Infinity Publishing. Reissued 2004, Dafina.
- What You Won't Do For Love, 2005, K Trade Paper. Reissued 2006, Dafina.
