Temple University
Undergraduate Courses:
Technology and Culture:
Upper division course primarily for Media Studies and Production majors that critically examines the nature, role, and significance of new communication technologies in contemporary (largely) U.S. culture.
- Fall 2022
- Spring 2022
- Fall 2021
- Spring 2021
- Fall 2020
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2019
- Fall 2017
- Fall 2016
- Fall 2014
- Fall 2013
- Spring 2013
- Fall 2012
Mobile Media
Upper division course primarily for Media Studies and Production majors that explores the societal impact of mobile communication so that students can gain a deeper intellectual understanding of mobile communication in public life and its impact on issues such as social interaction, identity, privacy, sense of place, and surveillance. Students are also taught how to design mobile application concepts and conduct mobile application research.
- Fall 2022 (co-taught)
- Fall 2021 (co-taught)
- Fall 2020 (co-taught)
- Fall 2019 (co-taught)
- Spring 2019
- Fall 2018 (co-taught)
- Spring 2016
- Spring 2015
- Spring 2014
- Spring 2013
LGBT Representations in Popular Media
Upper division special topics course for Media Studies and Production, and cross listed with Temple’s LGBT Studies minor. The course class investigates the history of LGBT representation in a range of popular media since the 1960s—in news, film, television, marketing, comics, video games, and on the internet.
Media and Cultural Differences
Upper division course primarily for Media Studies and Production majors that critically examines media representations of cultural difference and how diverse cultural groups incorporate media into their negotiation of everyday life.
MA Level Courses
MA Project Workshop
A co-taught Masters’ level course for students working on final MA projects for their Media Studies and Production MA degrees. This workshop-style course gives students the preproduction and previsualization tools needed to design and produce a well-crafted, well-researched media production for their Media Studies and Production Master of Arts final graduate project.
- Fall 2022 (co-taught)
- Fall 2021 (co-taught)
- Fall 2020 (co-taught)
- Fall 2019 (co-taught)
- Fall 2018 (co-taught)
Communication Research Methods
Required Masters level course for the Media Studies and Production MA program. Introduces students to the foundations of communications research and a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
PhD Level Courses
Digital Qualitative Research Methods
Advanced Doctoral level course for the Media and Communication PhD Program. Introduces students to the specific theoretical, methodological, ethical, and technical aspects of conducting qualitative research both on and in digital realms
Researching Communication II
Required Doctoral level course for the Media and Communication PhD Program. Introduces students to the foundations of qualitative communication research.
University of Pittsburgh
LGBT Representations in Popular Media (Fall 2011): Upper division special topics course for Communication and Women’s Studies majors as well as students from across the university. The course class investigates the history of LGBT representation in a range of popular media since the 1960s—in news, film, television, marketing, comics, video games, and on the internet.
Video Games and Representation (Spring 20110: Upper division special topics course for Communication majors as well as students from across the university. The course outlines issues in minority representation in the video game industries, audiences, and texts.
University of Pennsylvania
Communication and Popular Culture (Summer 2009): Lower division course introduces students to critiques of popular culture since the 1930s and to different types of research that can be used to understand popular culture and its effects.
Mentorship
I have led ten independent/directed studies with students at all levels, served on 30 graduate or honors thesis committees at my own and other universities.