Amber Klee is a communication scholar, educator, and storyteller with nearly a decade of experience teaching courses in public speaking, interpersonal communication, communication for business and the professions, English, and humanities courses. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication and has presented her research at nine academic conferences, where she explores the intersections of grief, forgiveness, storytelling, and relational communication. Her graduate research examined forgiveness in mother–daughter relationships with shared histories of violence, investigating how storytelling shapes healing, accountability, and identity. She is particularly interested in relational communication, the lived experiences of marginalized students in higher education, and the power of narrative to foster dialogue across difference. Drawing from performance studies, Africana Studies, and communication theory, her work often bridges scholarship and lived experience. For her second master's degree in Africana Studies, her research on Afrofuturism and the blues further reflects her commitment to examining race, gender, and mobility through cultural and communicative lenses. In the classroom, Amber is known for cultivating intentional, reflective dialogue and creating spaces where students feel seen, challenged, and empowered. She has spent ten years developing curriculum and facilitating workshops on impactful communication, positive identity development, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and goal setting. She believes communication is not merely a skill but a practice of presence, responsibility, and care. Beyond academia, Amber is a writer whose work has appeared in literary and academic publications, and she has written a textbook titled Confident Expression: Tools for Impactful Communication that blends theory, reflection, media analysis, and real-life case studies. She approaches both teaching and research as acts of connection rooted in curiosity, courage, and the transformative potential of story.