Jennifer L. Bloom, Ed.D. is a Clinical Professor and Director of the Master’s degree program in the Higher Education & Student Affairs Program housed in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies at the University of South Carolina (USC). Dr. Bloom also directs USC’s Office of Appreciative Education that sponsors the annual Appreciative Advising Summer Institute, the annual Appreciative Education Conference, an on-line Appreciative Advising course, the process for Certifying Appreciative Advisers, and other exciting initiatives related to Appreciative Advising and Appreciative Education.

Prior to her appointment at the University of South Carolina in August, 2007, she served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs & the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Bloom has co-authored 5 books, 4 book chapters, and 23 articles. The fifth book, The Appreciative Advising Revolution: Training Workbook was released in January 2014. She co-founded and serves as a section editor for the Journal of Appreciative Education (JAE). Dr. Bloom has delivered 25 webinars and 300+ presentations on her work at institutions and conferences across the country.