Laura hill biography

Dr. Laura Hill is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at The Ohio State University, and Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, at The University of California, San Diego. She is a co-founder of the TBT-S Training Institute that began in April of

Dr. Hill is one of the original founders of the Academy for Eating Disorders and was Director of The National Eating Disorder Organization, now known as the NEDA from to She was also the founder, President & Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Balanced Living from to She is the recipient of the Muskingum University Distinguished Service Award and the NEDA Lori Irving Award for Excellence in Eating Disorders Prevention and Awareness. Dr. Hill is a TEDx speaker, on “Eating Disorders from the Inside Out.” She has provided ED treatment, spoken internationally, and conducted eating disorder research for over forty years.

Laura Ann Hill was born in in Cavite City, Cavite Philippines (Sangley Naval Base) to Thomas and Yvonne Mettey. Thomas Mettey's last tour of duty was to a Naval Air hållplats in South Texas to where he eventually retired. Laura spent much of her life with her four brothers in this area of Texas. She attained her Masters in English through Texas A&M--Kingsville and her Doctorate in Education through Texas A&M--Corpus Christi. Over her career as an educator, Laura has taught, primarily, English to all grades k and college. She feels fortunate to have been a part in the education of a countless number of students who have often taught the teacher genuine lessons about life. Growing up in South Texas in a loving family with parents who had a knack for story telling has motivated Laura to tell her own stories. Laura's stories, although fictional, loosely concern actual events that she and her brothers shared. Her stories try to depict the rik cultural tapestry of South T

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Lauryn Hill

American rapper and singer (born )

For other people with similar names, see Lauren Hill.

Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, ) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is celebrated as one of the most influential musical artists of her generation. Hill is credited with breaking barriers for female rappers, contributing to the mainstream success of both hip-hop and neo soul, and blending rap with melodic vocals. She has been honored as one of the 50 Great Voices by NPR, and one of the Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone. In , Billboard named her the greatest female rapper. Among her accolades are eight Grammy Awards—the most for any female rapper.

Hill began her career as a teen actress, appearing in As the World Turns () and Steven Soderbergh's drama film King of the Hill (). Her performance as Rita in the film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit () earned widespread praise.^[3] Hill gained further prom