DOCTOR Cathy Strong is busy

Former BJ reporter Cathy Strong, now that she's a doctor (PhD style), had a busy November.

She released her latest study: "Influential Young Arab Women Turn Their Backs on Facebook." Did you ever think you'd see a writing with that title?

She went to a conference in Beirut, Lebanon; then to Fernandina Beach, Florida; back home to Dubai; then to Palmerston North, New Zealand, her old haunts.

Cathy is a communication and media sciences professor at Zayed University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Previously, she spent decades in New Zealand and got an international reputation for her work in journalism.

All this after working on the BJ State Desk!