Bio

Ebony A. Utley, Ph.D. is a professorpreneur. As a Professor of Communication Studies at California State University Long Beach she researches, publishes, and teaches interpersonal communication. Her expertise includes improving communication patterns when it comes to initiating, maintaining, and terminating relationships. Her research explores how individuals talk about infidelity, love, marriage, intimacy, and the impact of early childhood sexual violations on adult romantic relationships. In addition to lecturing at universities across the United States, Dr. Utley’s expertise has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Network as well as other national and international radio, print, and online outlets.

As an entrepreneur, Dr. Utley curates experiences and develops technology products for social impact. Her contributions include but are not limited to raising awareness about the dark side of technology, improving romantic relationship communication, supporting women recovering from infidelity, preventing domestic violence through entrepreneurship, and healing from trauma via ebony.yoga.

Her two worlds collide as the Associate Director for the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University Long Beach. Dr. Utley resides on the web at http://theutleyexperience.com

Sub-specialties: Infidelity, Yoga

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