Kelly Flowers is the Business Development Manager for the University of Florida departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. She manages the neurosurgical and neurology campaigns and physician affiliations throughout the United States. She is also a doctoral candidate in Mass Communication and a Juris Master student at Florida State University. Kelly graduated with a B.A. and a M.A. in Mass Communication from Michigan State University, competing all four undergraduate years as a member of the varsity swim team. While pursuing her Ph.D. in Mass Communication, she graduated with a Masters in International Business (MIB), Masters of Science in Health Education and Behavior and a MBA from the University of Florida. As a graduate student, Kelly taught Television and American Society at the University of Florida and Introduction to Public Speaking and Interpersonal Communication and Santa Fe College.