Patti McDonald is the Communications Manager for the Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science and the History Department at Michigan State University. In 2014, she graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communications. Patti has worked as an on-air television reporter, and she has also written for various publications including the Tampa Bay Times, the Sun Journal, and the Forecaster. In her spare time, Patti enjoys running and traveling. Her goal is to one day run the Boston Marathon.