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
JEA Special Recognition Broadcast Adviser Award 2021
National Scholastic Press Association Pioneer Award Recipient 2020
Southern Interscholastic Press Association Elizabeth B. Dickey Distinguished Service Award 2015
Dow Jones News Fund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year 2014
Columbia Scholastic Press Assoc. Gold Key Award 2014
JEA Diversity Award Honorable Mention 2014
Lowell Milken Center Discovery Award Recipient 2013
Lowell Milken Center Fellow 2012
Dow Jones News Fund Distinguish Adviser Award 2011
JEA Master Journalism Educator 2012
JEA Certified Journalism Educator 2011
PUBLISHED
Dow Jones Adviser Update – Articles – Winter 2015, Spring 2015, Summer 2015, Fall 2015 (https://issuu.com/djnfund)
JEA Digital Media – Three Articles (https://www.jeadigitalmedia.org)
JEA Scholastic Press Rights Center – Article on Prior Review – (https://45words.org/where-do-trust-and-prior-review-meet/)
Yearbook Discoveries Herff Jones (https://yearbookdiscoveries.com/magazine/media-days-make-sense/)
Walsworth Yearbooks – Picture This: Photographing The Presidential Election (link.walsworthyearbooks.com/photo-election)
CJET Magazine – Summer 2024, Winter 2023, Fall 2019, Fall 2017
