My academic, scholarly, and research interests are varied and include writing studies, environmental humanities, rhetorical theory, visual rhetoric, animal rhetoric, digital rhetoric, environmental rhetoric, history of rhetoric, grammatology, multimodal composition, discourse analysis, communication theory, mass communication, environmental discourse, ecoliteracy, ecocriticism, nature writing, creative non-fiction, 20th Century American literature, detective fiction, English education, journalism, image studies, animal studies, biosemiotics, media studies, horror literature and film, film history, and film studies.
University of Baltimore
M.A. in Publications Design / M.F.A. in Integrated Design
PBDS 779 – Independent Study (M.F.A. Thesis Proposal class)
PBDS 775 – Teaching Writing Internship
PBDS 613 – Design Writing
M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Publications Design
CWPA 761 – Teaching Writing
Maryland Certified Public Manager Program
CPMP 504 – Effective Professional Writing
B.A. in English
ENGL 395 – Understanding Narrative
ENGL 392 – The Archeology of Language
ENGL 380 – Semantics, Syntax, and Style
ENGL 326 – Writing for Digital Media
ENGL 322 – Techniques of Popularization
ENGL 320 – Contemporary Literature
ENGL 314 – Argument & Persuasion
ENGL 250 – Origins of the Self
ENGL 200 – The Experience of Literature
University Writing Program
WRIT 300 – Advanced Expository Writing
WRIT 200 – Practicum in Writing
WRIT 101 – College Composition
WRIT 100 – College Reading and Writing Practices
B.A. in Digital Communications
CMAT 451 – Communication Technologies
CMAT 382 – Representing Reality – News and Documentary
CMAT 352 – Media Literacy
CMAT 342 – The Rhetoric of Digital Communication
CMAT 333 – Media Genres (eco-trauma films)
B.A. in Integrated Arts
ARTS 304 – Arts and Ideas
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
English Department
ENGL 393 – Technical Communication
Media & Communication Studies Department
MCS 222 – Introduction to Media & Communication Studies
Loyola University
EN 101 – Understanding Literature
EN 203 – American Literature
Stevenson University
CM 101 – Public Speaking
CM 120 – Introduction to Human Communication
CM 205 – Communication Ethics
CM 235 – Media & Society
CM 270 – New Media Communication
CM 505 – Communication Theory and Applications
CM 605 – Communication Ethics in the Public Sphere
CM 610 – Interpersonal Communication
CM 615 – Nonverbal Communication
CM 620 – Conflict Communication and Leadership
CM 630 – Organizational Communication
Community College of Baltimore County
ENGL 239 – Business Communications
ENGL 106 – Grammar and Usage
ENGL 102 – College Composition II
ENGL 101 – College Composition I
ENGL 052 – Basic Writing II
ENGL 051 – Basic Writing I
MCOM 151 – Introduction to Journalism
MCOM 150 – Movies: Historic and Aesthetic Perspectives