Houghton Mifflin College Division

Administrative Consultant and Trainer

+1 (800) 528-8323 x 4571

Jennifer Hurd is a Senior Consultant for College Survival. She also coordinates the College Survival training workshops for clients all across the country. Her territory covers the Southeast, the Heartland, and Mid-Atlantic. Jennifer began her college teaching career at Arkansas State University-Beebe. At this community college she designed the Developmental Reading Program and taught English. Jennifer was instrumental in creating the Freshman Seminar Course at ASU-Beebe, and she wrote the Freshman Seminar text. Prior to joining Houghton Mifflin College Survival, she worked at Harding University with Student Support Services as the academic coordinator. In this role she coordinated a peer-tutoring program and taught a study skills course. An active member of several professional organizations, Jennifer served as president of the Arkansas Association for Developmental Education, conference chair for the 1996 NADE conference.  She continues to present at state and national conferences. Jennifer earned her Ed.D. at Memphis State University in Curriculum and Instruction (Reading). She earned her M.Ed in Reading and her B.A. in Elementary Education at Harding University. She is also qualified to teach English, reading, research, education, and study skills. Her depth of knowledge and experience serves her well in her capacity as a College Survival Senior Consultant. Jennifer has two daughters, Amy, 24 and Sally, 22. In her spare time she also teaches second grade at church and holds Bible teacher workshops across the United States. She is the author of Gopher the Facts: Bible Games for Primaries.