Teaching
I love the classroom. My approach to teaching is one of collaboration and mentorship. For this work, I was named as the inaugural recipient of the Golden Quill Teaching Award — an honor voted upon by the School of Journalism student body. I also was named as the University’s first recipient of the Nicholas G. Evans Academic Advising Award. In 2017, I received the Harry Heath Academic Advising Award at Iowa State University.
CLASSES INSTRUCTED:
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
* JLMC 598P, Big Data and Society – Spring 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2018
* JLMC 460, Mass Communication Law/Ethics – Spring 2017, Spring 2018
* JLMC 201, Writing and Reporting for Mass Media – Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017
* JLMC 474, Communication, Technology and Social Change – Fall 2014, Summer 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016
* LAS 103C, Frontiers of the Discipline: Big Data – Changing the Way We Communicate – Spring 2015
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
* COMM 200, Writing for Communication – Fall 2012, Spring 2013
COMM 515, Media, Children & Society – Spring 2012 [Teaching Associate]
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
* JRL 115/293A, Journalism Orientation — Fall 2005, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2010
* JRL 115, Journalism Orientation Multimedia – Fall 2009, Fall 2010
* JRL 215, Media Writing – Summer 2007, Spring 2008, Summer 2008
Graduation day at West Virginia University with two of my former students, both of whom are successful journalism practitioners.
JRL 441, Internship – Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Summer 2010
JRL 442, Practicum – Summer 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Summer 2010
*JRL 489, Media Ethics – Spring 2009
*JRL 489, Media Ethics Distance Education (Online) – Summer 2009
* NE/PRNJ 418, Advanced Reporting – Fall 2007
* NE/PRNJ 518, Advanced Reporting Graduate Seminar – Fall 2007
* Teaching evaluations are available upon request