Teaching Experience:

In my 20th semester of teaching at major universities.

Assistant Professor, School of Journalism & Mass Communications, San José State University, Fall 2000-present.

• Mass Comm 72: Mass Communication and Society; San José State University, Fall 2000. Class of 40-50 students per semester. Provides an introductory overview of contemporary mass media systems and an examination of the various factors that have shaped their development.
• Journalism 134: Advanced Reporting: Online Journalism; San José State University, Fall 2000. Class of 15-20 students per semester. Teaches advanced students how to approach stories for online publication, and also to write basic HTML, to generate useful story ideas, and to make use of various sources and resources for Web news. Students publish stories on a class Web site, as well as in the print student newspaper.
• Mass Comm 70: Visual Communication; San José State University, Fall 2000. Class of 40-50 students per semester. Gives students a broad understanding of the impact visual messages have on society and how visual concepts are applied throughout the various media.
• Mass Comm 210: Media and Social Issues; San José State University, Fall 2002, Fall 2001. Class of 15-20 students per semester. Selected readings and group discussions of significant published works dealing with mass communications: history, biography and appraisals; law and ethics of the print and broadcast media, advertising and public relations; public opinion and propaganda.
• Mass Comm 296F: New Media Technologies; San José State University, Spring 2002, Spring 2001. Class of 15-20 students per semester. Provides an introduction to new media technologies for mass communication students. The course examines these technologies and the ways they influence and converge with traditional media, particularly in the specialty fields represented by the students in the program.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism, Butler University, Fall 1998-Spring 2000.

• Journalism 107: Introduction to Mass Communication; Butler University, Fall 1998-Spring 2000 (2 sections per semester).  Class of about 25 students per section per semester. Introductory class provided students with a basic understanding of history and theories of mass communication, and discussed possible effects and future development of media.
• Journalism 212: News Writing and Reporting; Butler University, Spring 2000, Fall 1999, Spring 1999. Class of approximately 20 students per semester. Second of four-course sequence emphasized techniques of gathering information for news stories, including interviewing, developing sources, documentary research, direct observation, and beat coverage. Students developed news judgment while proposing and preparing stories intended for publication.
• Journalism 112: Writing for Print Media; Butler University, Fall 1998, Summer 1999. Class of approximately 20 students per semester. Introductory course in news writing taught students to use clear, concise language, and develop strong interviewing, information gathering and fact-checking skills.  Involved working closely with each student on in-class assignments and projects, and getting best articles published in school newspaper.

• Communication Studies 451: Media Professionals; University of Michigan, Winter 1998, Winter 1997. Developed course myself and taught for first time ever at Michigan; Class of about 35 students per semester. Examined how institutional, structural and individual factors affect conduct and output of professionals in journalism, advertising, public relations and new media.
• Communication Studies 453: Media in American History; University of Michigan, Winter 1998, Fall 1997. Class of approximately 35 students. Examined the role of the mass media throughout American history, emphasizing the impact of the media on social, economic and political aspects of U.S. culture.
• Communication Studies 485: Public Opinion; University of Michigan, Fall 1997, Winter 1997, Fall 1996. Class of approximately 30 students per semester. Involved teaching students how polls and surveys work, theory and practice of public opinion research, and methods of independent analysis of poll results.
• Communication Studies 101: The Mass Media; University of Michigan, Spring 1997. Class of approximately 60 students. Provided introductory overview of contemporary mass media systems and examination of the various factors that have shaped their development.

• Journalism 150: Introduction to Journalism; University of Illinois, Fall 1994. Section of 18 students. Involved working closely with students on journalism fundamentals through a variety of writing, rewriting and editing assignments.
• Journalism/Communication 218: Communications and Public Opinion; University of Illinois, Fall 1992-Spring 1994. Class of about 50 students per semester. Included administration, tabulation and reporting of results of class public opinion poll; 425-500 responses per semester.

Additional Teaching Experience:

• Instructor, Technology Camp, Indianapolis Art Center, Summer 1999. Worked with students ages 8-12 on assorted technology-related projects, including Web page design, graphic design, digital photography, photo editing, 3D animation and video production. Included working with handicapped children.

Academic and Teaching Honors:

• Noted for teaching excellence by Communicating Across the Curriculum, Butler University, December 1998.
• Inducted as member of Kappa Tau Alpha honor society, April 1994.
• Recognized as outstanding teacher by University of Illinois Panhellenic Council, April 1994.
• Recognized as outstanding teacher by Sigma Delta Tau sorority, University of Illinois, December 1993