I have been teaching more than a decade with experience teaching both undergraduate and graduate students. I most often teach courses about how emerging and early media impact communication. I also teach undergraduate and graduate courses about research.

Teaching Philosophy: I recognize the classroom as a space of flux and, thus, requiring flexible and adaptable pedagogical practices. As such, I continue to revise my practices to respond to the needs of students, the conversations in my field, and the available material resources. Through my pedagogy, I strive to  foster:

• Active, Experience-based learning: In my classroom, students are asked to think, do, and make. I often find real-world contexts in which they can apply their knowledge.
• Accessibility and Inclusivity. I create learning spaces where students can recognize themselves as sites of knowledge. I continuously evaluate my teaching materials and approach to ensure they have equitable entry into and possibilities for participation within the space of the classroom.
• Opportunities for Safe Risks. I scaffold and create low-stakes assignments so students feel safe to experiment with new conceptual frames and engage with new platforms and practices.
• Relational Learning. I conscientiously support students in connecting their learning to happenings beyond the classroom. The classroom is not an isolated space, but one that is both composed of and in relation to other spaces and contexts.

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Select Courses Taught

• Intro to Media and Communication (undegraduate)
• Digital Communication (PhD/Master’s seminar)
• Mobile Media & Communication (undegraduate)
• Qualitative Research Methods (Master’s seminar)
• Introduction to Research (undergraduate)
• Critical Approaches to Research and Communication (undergraduate)

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Curriculum Development: I also have experience with curriculum development. Notably, I led the design of a new major in Communication and Media at Methodist University, a process that consolidated four degrees and eleven low-enrollment minors; revised existing courses to reflect current knowledge in the field; and created new courses to strengthen career and graduate-school readiness.

In my current role at the University of Michigan, I developed a new course, “Critical Approaches to Research and Communication.” Previously, I served as Chair of the Games Studies Degree Exploratory Committee (2023–2024, UTSA) and as Secretary of the Curriculum Committee (2022–2023, Methodist University). In 2016, I received a $2,500 MAESTRO Curriculum Development Grant to develop an online first-year English course at CSU Pueblo.