Teaching Experience:

Lecturer, The School of Communications - (January 2002 - Present)
Elon University - Elon, North Carolina

Highlighted Courses:
Digital Media Convergence - a course designed to study the blending of text, sounds, and images in the media environment to create new media. This course features units on visual literacy, photo editing, audio processing, video editing, and web publishing.

Television Production - a course designed to acquaint students with the basics of audio, video, and student production; to develop understanding of television and audio production equipment; and to familiarize students with the production process.

Public and Presentational Speaking - a course designed to study oral and nonverbal communication in public and corporate settings.

Teaching Abroad Experiences:
Gutenberg to Film: Media's Impact on Western Society - From the scribal culture of the middle ages to the current digital revolution, communications technologies have shaped our social and cultural values as well as our ways of knowing and thinking. This course examines the impact of mass media on Western Europe by highlighting the contributions of print, broadcast, propaganda and film. Visit cities such as London, Berlin, Munich, Prague, Salzburg and Heidelberg. Experience the culture of these beautiful ancient cities while learning about their significance in the history of media.

Costa Rica: Media and Culture - In this course students will learn about the history and the current culture of Costa Rica. This interdisciplinary course will focus on the advancement of media throughout Costa Rican history. Furthermore, students will investigate the various forms and sources of media used in Costa Rica such as: magazines, newspaper, television and the Internet. Different genre will be examined such as news, public relations and advertising. This course will examine how the media reflects the culture and society of Costa Rica as well as considering how history shaped media. Throughout the course, the differences between American media and Costa Rican media will be discussed.

Graduate Assistantship, The School of Communication - (August 1999 - December 1999)
University of Akron - Akron, Ohio

Lectured students on film, sound recording, public relations, and television violence; organized study groups for students before exams; assisted professor with daily tasks, graded essays; created exams and study sheets.

Professional Experience:

News Production Assistant -WNDU-TV (February 2000-December 2000)
South Bend, Indiana

Compiled, organized, and created stories for WNDU web site; contributed to design of WNDU web site; assisted directors, producers, and anchors with evening newscasts; wrote stories for newscasts; and promoted community involvement with community activities.

Production Assistant - WRAL-TV (September 1997-August 1998)
Raleigh, North Carolina

Assisted with morning and evening news productions, created text and graphics on Chyron machine, operated camera, teleprompter, and other studio positions; assisted in technical and studio set-up.

Production Assistant - WFMY-TV (July 1996-July 1997)
Greensboro, North Carolina

Assisted with the production of the 5, 6, and 11 o'clock news productions; served as outdoor weather camera operator; assisted in technical and studio set-up; created graphics and text for Electronic Still Store and Chyron machine.