Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor at Bradley University

COM 201 | Journalism Writing

11 undergraduates, Fall 2017

COM 219 | Public Relations

15 undergraduates, Fall 2017
15 undergraduates, Spring 2018
11 undergraduates, Fall 2018
16 undergraduates, Spring 2019
34 undergraduates, Fall 2020
16 undergraduates, Spring 2021

COM 318 | Health Communication

24 undergraduates, Spring 2020
3 undergraduates, J-Term 2021
26 undergraduates, Spring 2022

COM 327 | Public Relations Writing

14 undergraduates, Fall 2017
11 undergraduates, Spring 2018
10 undergraduates, Fall 2018
13 undergraduates, Spring 2019
10 undergraduates, Fall 2019
10 undergraduates, Spring 2020
27 undergraduates, Fall 2020
29 undergraduates, Spring 2021
20 undergraduates, Fall 2021
11 undergraduates, Spring 2022

COM 388 | Social Media Communication

19 undergraduates, Fall 2019
38 undergraduates, Spring 2022

COM 391 Topics | The PR Process

4 undergraduates, Summer 2018, online course

COM 391 Topics | Celebrity and the Media

9 undergraduates, J-Term 2022, online course

COM 480 | Public Relations Case Studies and Campaigns

18 undergraduates, Spring 2018
10 undergraduates, Fall 2018
11 undergraduates, Spring 2019
8 undergraduates, Fall 2019
9 undergraduates, Spring 2020
4 undergraduates, Fall 2020
13 undergraduates, Spring 2021
12 undergraduates, Fall 2021
13 undergraduates, Spring 2022

Academic Appointments at Indiana University

2016-2017

Assistant Editor | Black Camera: An International Film Journal
I assisted the Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Michael Martin, with author submissions and coordinating the peer review, copyediting, and printing processes associated with the Black Camera journal.

Research Assistant | Dr. Walter Gantz
I also had the opportunity to work with Dr. Gantz on various research projects, including a content analysis of audience responses about sports fandom.

2015-2016

Instructor of Record | C225 Writing, Reporting, and Editing
During the Spring 2016 semester, I was the Instructor of Record for 18 students enrolled in C255 (formerly J200) who were interested in learning the core journalistic components necessary to publish both hard and feature news stories.

Associate Instructor | C101 Media
I served as an Associate Instructor assisting Dr. Andrew Weaver with the newly formed IU Media School's inaugural course. During the Fall semester of 2015, a total of 225 students were enrolled in the lecture, and I oversaw three discussion sections (each with 25 students). C101 is an introduction to the various avenues within the media field, with topics ranging from journalism to game design.

2014-2015

Instructor of Record | J200 Writing, Reporting, and Editing
I taught the 18 students enrolled in J200, a skill-based course, the foundational components of writing hard and feature news stories, how to best conduct professional interviews, and the editing skills necessary to publish.

Research Assistant | Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick
I worked as a research assistant to Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick during the Fall 2014 semester and had the opportunity to work on various quantitive research studies, gaining invaluable hands-on methodological experience conducting content analyses, experiments, and surveys.

2013-2014

Research Assistant | Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick
In the Spring 2014 semester, I served as a research assistant to Dr. Jessica Gall Myrick. One of my roles was to compile relevant research studies to assist Dr. Myrick in the writing of her book, The Role of Emotions in Preventative Health Communication.

Research Assistant | Dr. Shannon Martin
In my first semester at IU, I worked as a research assistant to Dr. Shannon Martin, who was working on her book, Social Media and Participatory Democracy: Public Notice and the World Wide Web. I assisted with copyediting and constructing the book's index.