Evelyn Burns

Evelyn Burns is Pennsylvania native who now calls Kansas home. She is a PhD student in Journalism at the University of Kansas.  She is a retired Army Public Affairs officer whose service includes a tour in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  She earned her bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Austin Peay State University and her master's degree in Journalism from the University of Kansas.  Her diverse work experience includes military public affairs and strategic communication as well as photography, human resources, project management and freelance reporter for her hometown newspaper.