2010 OSU Gerontology Keynote Speaker - Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant
Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant, M.P.H.
Ms. Jasheway-Bryant is an award-winning humorous author, humorous and motivational keynote speaker, humor and health columnist, and stand-up comedienne living in Eugene, Oregon. Leigh Anne has 15 published books, including:
Don’t Get Mad, Get Funny: A Light-hearted Approach to Stress Management
Bedtime Stories for Dogs
Bedtime Stories for Cats
Yoga for Your Funny Bone (winner 2007 AATH Award)
I’m Not Getting Older, I’m Getting Better at Denial
In addition, Leigh Anne is a regular columnist for Quirkee.com, PassionateforLife.com, and MatureResources.org. Leigh Anne was a regular columnist for Family Circle and Comic News. She is published in over a dozen major national magazines, and has work published in over twenty anthologies, including Marlo Thomas’ The Right Words at the Right Time 2. Ms. Jasheway-Bryant has won numerous writing awards, including the 2003 Erma Bombeck Humor Writing Competition, the 2004 Humor in Food Writing Competition, and 2nd Place in the Mona Schreiber Humorous Fiction Contest.
Leigh Anne hosted her own radio program, Women Under the Influence of Laughter on KOPT 1600 AM for a year, and has appeared on dozens of radio and television programs, including The Leeza Gibbons show. Leigh Anne’s website, www.accidentalcomic.com, contains podcasts and links to her blog, www.laughwithme.typepad.com.
Ms. Jasheway-Bryant will be the keynote speaker for the 34th Annual OSU Gerontology conference on Thursday, April 8th, 2010.