Courses (click title for syllabus)

McPherson College:
Editing (See a previous class project here)
Public Speaking
Junior Seminar in Communication
Media Writing
Intro to Public Relations and Social Media Campaigns
Understanding Popular Culture

Bowling Green State University:
Public Speaking
Documentary History through 1968

Classroom activity

This classroom activity uses a popular television show, Futurama, to help teach students about computer-mediated communication. Students are broken into groups which are constantly changing in membership. It has them communicate both face-to-face and online. Students begin to see how multi-tasking in communication can lead to broken communication. To read the activity and to adapt it to your classroom, click "classroom activity" on the left.

My research focuses on interactions between people on media platforms. I use a variety of methods to help answer questions about fans, documentary audiences, and those who approach life in nonviolent ways. To read about my research, click "research statement" on the left.

Teaching philosophy

My teaching philosophy encourages students to get involved in the classroom and strives for diversity. To read my teaching philosophy, click "teaching philosophy" on the left.