Expertise & Background

Experience

    • Doctorate of Strategic Communication

      • Regent University, In Progress

    • Master of Arts: English & Cultural Studies

      • University of Central Oklahoma, 2013

    • Bachelor of Arts: English

      • Southwestern Christian University, 2009

    • Assistant Professor, Language Arts

      • Southwestern Christian University

      • 2021–Present

    • Content Marketing Supervisor

      • Petra Industries

      • 2016–2021

    • Adjunct Professor

      • Southwestern Christian University; 2013–2016

      • Mid-America Christian University; 2013–2016

    • Oklahoma Film Critics Circle

      • 2022–Present

    • Creative Pastor

      • Family Church Yukon

      • 2020–2024

    • Podcast production

    • Copywriting

    • Search Engine Optimization

    • Workplace management

    • Curriculum design & instructional planning

    • College-level teaching & student engagement

    • Assessment & learning outcome development

    • Lecture development & public speaking

    • Facilitating critical thinking & discussion

    • Course management & learning platform proficiency

    • Mentoring undergraduate students

    • Audio editing

    • Social media

    • Google Suite

    • Canva

    • BrightEdge

    • Audacity

    • FileMaker

    • Canvas Learning Management System

    • Podbean

    • Facebook

    • Instagram

    • X

    • Hootsuite

    • YouTube

    • DaVinci Resolve Video Editor

Media Studies

The listed studies show a variety of ways through which we can better understand media beyond simple surface level reading. Media literacy pushes us to look beyond the frame to uncover deeper truths and understandings about sources, origins, and intentions.

These articles explore media literacy through film: exhibition, analysis, deconstruction, culture, etc.

Empowering Minds: Multimodal Literacies, Fanfiction, and Inclusive Education

by Leslie Haas & Jill Tussey

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The Impact of Streaming Services on Youth Television Viewing Habits and Media Literacy

by Somanath Sahoo

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Differentiating Appreciation of Characterization in Print, Graphic Novel, and Movie Versions of Children’s Literature

by Thu Ngo & Len Unsworth

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What the ‘Lost Generation’ Found: Film-based Literacy

by Mark Fusco

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Parent-Child Communication About Gender and Race through the Films Black Panther and Wonder Woman: The Roles of Parental Mediation and Media Literacy

by Mark Fusco

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