Teaching Experience
University Courses Taught
Instructor of Record, Communication and Journalism Department, University of Maine, Orono, (Fall 2015-Summer 2021)
Advertising, Media & Society, CM 380 (Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019)
This six-week online course that I developed independently, provides an overview of advertising/media history, structure, and modes of analysis. Utilizing a broad range of scholarship, current events/campaigns and multimedia, this class explores the various dimensions of advertising production, consumption, and impact in the United States and global markets. By examining the theoretical foundation and historical context of advertising, the course will interrogate not only how advertising has evolved, but additionally how systems of power impact dynamics of both production and consumption through critical and cultural lenses.
Communication Theory, CMJ 202 (Fall 2020)
This course, that I co-taught and developed with a faculty member, introduces students to major theoretical perspectives and their applications in Communication Studies. Through work in this course, students compare and contrast the assumptions, tenets, and applications of various communication theories. Apply and critique communication theories in relation to events in daily life. As well as read, synthesize, and creatively question theoretically-driven research in communication studies.
Small Group Communication, CMJ 345 (Spring 2019)
This service-learning course that I developed independently introduces students to the theory and applications of small group communication. Students obtain practical experience working in groups with a community partner to help meet a community need and learn about the complexities of local issues.
Environmental Communication, CMJ 107 (Fall 2018)
This large lecture course (approximately 98 students) analyzes how, through communication, we shape the environment and the environment shapes us. Students discuss key concepts and practice core commitments within the field of environmental communication (EC). Through readings, course lectures, guest lectures, and a semester long case study, students learn how to identify and create more sustainable ways of communicating about, for, and with environments.
Public Speaking, CMJ 103 (Fall 2021, Fall, 2020, Spring, 2020, Fall, 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017)
This course is about learning to see, honor, and connect to the humanity in ourselves and in each other. Students plan, research, organize, and deliver speeches – and in doing so, explore the potential of public communication to shape worlds through understanding and civility.
Storytelling, CMJ 106 (Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015)
The course is designed to initiate students into the art of storytelling as a communicative practice in daily life, focusing on the dynamic relationships created between the story, storyteller, and audience. Students learn about storytelling as a communication practice. Through performance acts, performance-planning assignments, and classroom interactions, students gain a greater sensitivity to how we tell stories to embody, interpret, and critique cultural and personal meanings in daily life.
Teaching-related Mentoring Experience
Peer Mentor, Communication and Journalism Department, University of Maine, Orono (Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015)
As part of a department peer mentoring program, I have supported and been supported by the pedagogical development of numerous incoming and returning TAs. Specifically, I have assisted in training incoming graduate students for several TA-taught classes, including Storytelling and Public Speaking. Mentoring activities have included curriculum and lesson plan development, as well as support related to creating inclusive and respectful classroom community.
Recitation Instructor, Environmental Communication, CMJ 107, Communication and Journalism Department, University of Maine, Orono (Fall 2017, Fall 2016)
In my role as a recitation instructor, I have provided students avenues for learning outside the large lecture setting. Through the development of lesson plans and activities I have fostered learning communities that have encouraged students to work through differing worldviews, critically question their relationship to the environment, and consider the value of uncertainty, strategic interdependencies, and the power of feedback in social and organizational systems.
Mentor, Maine NEW Leadership, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine, Orono (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
As a mentor for the Maine NEW Leadership program, I have worked with graduates from the program as they contemplate next steps in their leadership journey. Mentoring activities have included academic advising, goal formulation, internship application assistance, and support creating relationships with faculty and community leaders.
Tutor, College Transitions Program, UN100B, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan (Spring 2013, Fall 2012)
In my role as a tutor for the Freshman Probation and College Transitions Programs, I provided peer support to students who had been conditionally admitted to the university. Through readings, weekly meetings and a semester long reflection process, I worked with students to learn how to manage college course work and gain confidence at the university level. Tutoring activities included time-management reflections, goal formulation, writing tasks and critical questioning exercises .
Instructor of Record, Communication and Journalism Department, University of Maine, Orono, (Fall 2015-Summer 2021)
Advertising, Media & Society, CM 380 (Summer 2021, Summer 2020, Summer 2019)
This six-week online course that I developed independently, provides an overview of advertising/media history, structure, and modes of analysis. Utilizing a broad range of scholarship, current events/campaigns and multimedia, this class explores the various dimensions of advertising production, consumption, and impact in the United States and global markets. By examining the theoretical foundation and historical context of advertising, the course will interrogate not only how advertising has evolved, but additionally how systems of power impact dynamics of both production and consumption through critical and cultural lenses.
Communication Theory, CMJ 202 (Fall 2020)
This course, that I co-taught and developed with a faculty member, introduces students to major theoretical perspectives and their applications in Communication Studies. Through work in this course, students compare and contrast the assumptions, tenets, and applications of various communication theories. Apply and critique communication theories in relation to events in daily life. As well as read, synthesize, and creatively question theoretically-driven research in communication studies.
Small Group Communication, CMJ 345 (Spring 2019)
This service-learning course that I developed independently introduces students to the theory and applications of small group communication. Students obtain practical experience working in groups with a community partner to help meet a community need and learn about the complexities of local issues.
Environmental Communication, CMJ 107 (Fall 2018)
This large lecture course (approximately 98 students) analyzes how, through communication, we shape the environment and the environment shapes us. Students discuss key concepts and practice core commitments within the field of environmental communication (EC). Through readings, course lectures, guest lectures, and a semester long case study, students learn how to identify and create more sustainable ways of communicating about, for, and with environments.
Public Speaking, CMJ 103 (Fall 2021, Fall, 2020, Spring, 2020, Fall, 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017)
This course is about learning to see, honor, and connect to the humanity in ourselves and in each other. Students plan, research, organize, and deliver speeches – and in doing so, explore the potential of public communication to shape worlds through understanding and civility.
Storytelling, CMJ 106 (Fall 2019, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Summer 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015)
The course is designed to initiate students into the art of storytelling as a communicative practice in daily life, focusing on the dynamic relationships created between the story, storyteller, and audience. Students learn about storytelling as a communication practice. Through performance acts, performance-planning assignments, and classroom interactions, students gain a greater sensitivity to how we tell stories to embody, interpret, and critique cultural and personal meanings in daily life.
Teaching-related Mentoring Experience
Peer Mentor, Communication and Journalism Department, University of Maine, Orono (Fall 2018, Spring 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2017, Fall 2016, Spring 2016, Fall 2015)
As part of a department peer mentoring program, I have supported and been supported by the pedagogical development of numerous incoming and returning TAs. Specifically, I have assisted in training incoming graduate students for several TA-taught classes, including Storytelling and Public Speaking. Mentoring activities have included curriculum and lesson plan development, as well as support related to creating inclusive and respectful classroom community.
Recitation Instructor, Environmental Communication, CMJ 107, Communication and Journalism Department, University of Maine, Orono (Fall 2017, Fall 2016)
In my role as a recitation instructor, I have provided students avenues for learning outside the large lecture setting. Through the development of lesson plans and activities I have fostered learning communities that have encouraged students to work through differing worldviews, critically question their relationship to the environment, and consider the value of uncertainty, strategic interdependencies, and the power of feedback in social and organizational systems.
Mentor, Maine NEW Leadership, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine, Orono (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
As a mentor for the Maine NEW Leadership program, I have worked with graduates from the program as they contemplate next steps in their leadership journey. Mentoring activities have included academic advising, goal formulation, internship application assistance, and support creating relationships with faculty and community leaders.
Tutor, College Transitions Program, UN100B, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan (Spring 2013, Fall 2012)
In my role as a tutor for the Freshman Probation and College Transitions Programs, I provided peer support to students who had been conditionally admitted to the university. Through readings, weekly meetings and a semester long reflection process, I worked with students to learn how to manage college course work and gain confidence at the university level. Tutoring activities included time-management reflections, goal formulation, writing tasks and critical questioning exercises .