PEDAGOGY
I am a feminist scholar working at the intersection of media and cultural studies. My pedagogy emphasizes close reading of media artifacts, paired with careful attention to the systems that produce them (technological, industrial, and cultural). My course design blends theory and praxis. We deconstruct media, experiment, and create our own digital works to better understand media and cultural production. My courses pose critical questions regarding the digital technologies and networks we rely on to create and engage with media. Who gets to share their stories? What platforms are these stories shared on? How do audiences get to engage with this content? How are cultural norms remediated in an era of digital production and networks?
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
Assistant Professor, School of Cinema, August 2018 – present
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
Lecturer, College of Communication & Information, 2017 – 2018
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Visiting Assistant Professor, English Department, 2014 – 2017
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
Film Studies Instructor, September 2010 – May 2014
Film Studies Teaching Assistant
Film History Part 1: 1895-1945 – Film Studies/Art History 205
Cinema and Digital Culture – Film Studies/English 312 (online)
Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet – Film Studies/English 111
Composition Instructor
Gotemba Minami High School (with Japan Exchange & Teaching Program) August 2008 – July 2009
Assistant Language Teacher – Assisted with English instruction in a Japanese high school. Developed weekly lesson plans and lead oral communications classes.
Teaching Assistant, Georgetown University, August 2007 – May 2008
Researching the Visual: Theory, Method and Practice – CCT 505 (teaching assistant)
Introduction to Communication, Culture, and Technology – CCT 698 (teaching assistant)