CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

Kent State University, Kent, OH, Masters of Arts in Mass Communications – 2009-2014
Department of Mass Communications
Thesis Project Title: “Developing Skills For Sound Video, A Broadcast Staff Manual”
Thesis Project Supervisors: Sarah Nichols, Candace Bowen

College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Bachelor of Arts in English – 1992-1996

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor of Mass Communications & Media Adviser to The Virginia Statesman
Virginia State University, Chesterfield, Virginia – 2021- present
Taught the following courses in Mass Communications: COMM 205 Intro to Journ., COMM 201 Intro to Mass Comm., COMM 314 Photojournalism, COMM 354 Copy Editing, COMM 351 Print & Online Media Journalism, & MCOM 500 Academic Writing Workshop.

Journalism & English Teacher
Prince George County Public Schools, Prince George, Virginia – 1997-2021
Taught the following courses to students in grades 9-12: English 9, English 11, English 12,
AP Language and Composition, English 12 Honors, English 11 Honors, Print Journalism I-III, Photojournalism I-III, Media Production (Broadcast) I-III. Adviser to ve student media organizations.

Summer Journalism Guest Lecturer
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Summer Institute
Columbia University, New York, New York – 2014- present
Taught reporting and writing to 12-15 students from various schools across the country. The course took place over the time span of one week on the campus of Columbia University.

Summer Journalism Guest Lecturer
North Carolina Summer Media Institute
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC – 2012 – 2022
Taught online reporting to students from various schools across the country. The course took place over the time span of one week on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Summer Journalism Guest Lecturer, VA Assoc. of Journalism Teachers and Advisers
James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA, 2008 – present
Taught online reporting to students from schools across the state. The course took place over the time span of one week on the campuses of James Madison University, Washington & Lee University, and Virginia Tech.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Journalism Education Association (Lifetime Member) (https://jea.org/wp/)

College Media Association (https://collegemedia.org/)

Associated Collegiate Press (https://studentpress.org/acp/)

Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers & Advisers (https://vajta.org/)

Columbia Scholastic Press Association (https://precollege.sps.columbia.edu/columbia-scholastic-press-association)

National Scholastic Press Association (https://studentpress.org/nspa/)

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (https://community.aejmc.org/home)

AWARDS

Columbia Scholastic Press Assoc. Joseph Murphy Award 2024

Southern Interscholastic Press Association Endowment Speaker 2023

Associated College Press Pacemaker Judge 2021& 2022