“If a university is a repository for knowledge, then some of this knowledge should spill over to the neighboring community. A university must not be an island where academics reach out to higher and higher levels of knowledge without sharing any of their findings.” – Muhammad Yunus I first heard this statement by Nobel Peace…

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I have been teaching a variety of media studies courses at the undergraduate level for over a decade. I make equity and social justice a central focus in these courses as students examine the role of media in society as an influential force for upholding systems of oppression and disseminating conflicting ideologies. In addition to…

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I have taught a variety of public relations course, from introductory to capstone, for almost a decade. I take an experiential and applied approach to these courses so students not only learn course content but how theories, models, and research methodologies apply in real-world scenarios. This is done through case studies, group projects, working directly…

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Recently I have been able to develop and teach courses related to my research area and interests. These courses focus on political communication broadly and civic media and activism more specifically. Through these courses, I introduce both theoretical and applied perspectives to critically engaging with and producing political communication. Intermediate Undergraduate Courses Political Communication This…

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