Dr. Warren earned her doctoral degree in Communication from the University of Kentucky in 2011. She currently serves as the Human Health Sciences (HHS) undergraduate program director. She studies communication within health contexts, specifically patient-provider communication among patients who suffer from chronic illness. Her areas of expertise also include experiential and service-learning, program assessment, student engagement, and curriculum design and instruction. She teaches courses in health advocacy, health policy and politics, research methods, and senior capstone.