CV

Teaching Emphasis

I’m passionate about the intersection of technology and design. My courses examine user experience research and user interface design, digital product ideation, project management, and social and cultural dynamics of emerging media.

Instruction

Western Kentucky University

Courses taught:

• Intro to UX Design
• Digital Media
• IDEA Lab
• Future Design
• User Interface Design (starting Fall 2025)

Academic programs developed from scratch at WKU include:

• Bachelor of Science in UX, the first of its kind in Kentucky.

University of Georgia

Courses taught:

• New Media Design
• Web Development
• New Media Capstone
• Emerging Media Interaction Design and Usability
• Emerging Media Strategy
• New Media Topics (UX)
• New Media Topics (Social Media)
• Topics in Digital Platforms and Dynamic Media, I and II
• Learning for Success
• And many independent studies, internships, seminars, etc.

Academic programs developed at UGA include:

• Emerging Media Masters: revamped curriculum to be at the forefront of technology and design
• Emerging Media (Online) Masters: launched online program running in tandem with residential MA program
• Double Dawgs Pathway, Communication Studies to Emerging Media: created new dual-degree pathway
• Double Dawgs Pathway, Computer Science to Emerging Media: created new dual-degree pathway
• Double Dawgs Pathway, Marketing to Emerging Media: created new dual-degree pathway
• Double Dawgs Pathway, Management Information Systems to Emerging Media: created new dual-degree pathway
• Continued development of existing Double Dawgs pathways in Advertising, Entertainment & Media Studies, Journalism, and Public Relations

Education

Master of Arts Concentration: Emerging Media	University of Georgia December 2017  GPA: 4.0
Bachelor of Arts Concentration: Public Relations Minor: Political Science UGA Honors Program	University of Georgia December 2015 GPA: 3.9

A Few Points of Pride

• Obtained one of the inaugural Teaching AI grants through WKU’s Center for Innovative Teaching & Learning (Summer 2024)
• Finalist in Western Kentucky University’s inaugural Transdisciplinary Opportunity Grant (TOP, Fall 2023)
• Awarded the “Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024” and “Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022” by the University of Georgia Career Center. This award is based on student nomination, given to faculty and staff who have had a significant, positive impact on the career decision-making process.
  • The 2024 award is notable because I’ve taught that cohort one class. Making a significant, positive difference in one online, remote class is awesome!
• Maintaining overwhelmingly positive student evaluations in all classes—and even better relationships with my students
• Teaching 21 journalists from the country of Georgia about digital product design, sponsored in part by the US Department of State
• Winning the Roland Page Award for Outstanding Graduate Faculty during a global pandemic (2020 – 2021)

Full CV

Available upon request.