Deveda Mason
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
OU Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education
Deveda's Coaching Mindset: " I believe coaching is about connection, trust, and empowerment. Coaching allows us to be vulnerable in a safe space to discuss our issues, big or small, by creating an alliance with someone that guides you towards action..”
Higher Education Background:
- Bachelor's- Mass Communications-Broadcast Journalism, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
- Master's- Media Communications, Webster University
Interests and Hobbies
- Reading
- Cooking
- Watching Movies
- Exercising
- Dancing
- Traveling
Top Defining Moments in Higher Education:
- Earning my first "F" my freshman year of undergrad and realizing things wouldn't be as easy as they were in high school.
- Graduating with degrees in Communications and being okay with not pursuing that field.
- I love Education Administration! *Setting a long-term goal to work at OU and achieving that goal.
While in college, I experienced:
- Balancing work and school.
- Difficulty building and managing successful study systems.
- Being a first-generation college student.
- Lack of a support network.
- Academic motivation challenges.
- Overcoming daily challenges through resiliency.
- Overcoming “imposter syndrome.”
