Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ph.D., Institute of Communications Research.
University of Illinois at Chicago, M.A., Department of Communication.
Lake Forest College, B.A., Departments of Communication and Politics [graduated summa cum laude].
Experience
August 2021-present/ Chair, Washington College, Department of Communication and Media Studies
July 2020-present/ Assistant Professor, Washington College, Department of Communication and Media Studies
July 2018-June 2020/ Visiting Assistant Professor, Washington College, Department of Communication and Media Studies
August 2013-May 2018/ Instructor of Record, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Media and Cinema Studies
August 2013-July 2014/ Lead Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Media and Cinema Studies
August 2012-May 2013/ Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Media and Cinema Studies
August 2010-May 2012/ Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Communication
Publications
“The Hashtag Syllabus as Class Assignment: From Information Literacy to Cultural Critique,” with Sara Clarke-De Reza, College Teaching, 2023
“Public Goods and Private Interests: Setting the Table for the Commercial Internet in the 1990s,” Critical Studies in Media Communication, 2021.
“Self-Promotion in 15 Seconds: Finding Mainstream Success Through Memeable Sound Clips on TikTok,” FLOW Journal, 2020.
“Laying the Foundation for a Commercialized Internet: International Internet Governance in the 1990s,” Internet Histories, 2020.
“Micromanaging the Self: The Rise of Self-Care Apps and the Culture of Work,” In Media Res, 2019.
“International Vectors in U.S. Graduate Education in Communication,” with David W. Park, in The International History of Communication Study. Routledge, 2015.
“Public Media and the Web in the U.S.: The Case of Vocalo.org,” with David W. Park, in Histories of Public Service Broadcasters Online, edited by Maureen Burns & Niels Brügger, Peter Lang, 2011.
Presentations
Peer-Reviewed Conferences
”The Hashtag Syllabus as Class Assignment: Exploring Source Type and Expertise” / paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference / Revolutions / October 18-21, 2023 / Philadelphia, United States
”Alternative Visions for the DNS: CORE, IAHC, and the Possibility for Expanded gTLDs in Early Governance Policy” / paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference / Revolutions / October 18-21, 2023 / Philadelphia, United States
”The Geography of 1990s Internet Governance” / paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference / Decolonizing the Internet / November 2-5, 2022 / Dublin, Ireland
”Interdependence and Network Oversight in 1990s Internet Governance” / paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference / Independence / October 13-15, 2021 / Fully Virtual
”Rising signs and rationality: Co-star’s us of data in astrology readings” / paper presented at the National Communication Association Annual Convention / Communication at the Crossroads / November 19-22, 2020 / Fully Virtual
“Lasting Impact of 1990s Internet Governances” / paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference / #AoIR2019: Trust in the System / October 2-5, 2019 / Brisbane, Australia
“Governing the Commercial Internet: Multistakeholder Influences on Clinton Era Internet Governance of the Global Internet” / paper presented at the RESAW Conference / The Web That Was: Archives, Traces, Reflections / June 19-21, 2019 / Amsterdam, Netherlands
“US Approaches to Internet Governance and the International Response” / paper presented at the International Association for Media and History Conference / IAMHIST: History Revisited / June 17-20, 2015 / Bloomington, Indiana
“1990s Policies on Internet Governance in the Clinton Administration” / paper presented at the Cultural Studies Association Conference / Cultural Policy Studies Working Group / May 21-23, 2015/ Riverside, California
“Personalizing Mobile Consumption: A History of Smartphone Applications” / paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference / Internet Research 12.0: Performance and Participation / October 10-13, 2011 / Seattle, Washington
Other Conferences
“How not to start a radio station: Setbacks and strategies when developing new student media” / paper accepted at the Media, Communication, and Film Studies Programs at Liberal Arts Colleges Annual Conference / MCFLAC 4th Annual Symposium / June 16-18, 2020 / Naperville, Illinois [indefinitely postponed due to COVID-19]
“From Broadcasting to Webcasting: Examining Popular Discourse on Traditional Media in Light of New Technology” / paper presented at the Institute of Communications Research Biennial Conference / Continuities and Ruptures in Communication Research / March7-8, 2014 / Urbana, Illinois
Invited Speaker
“Student-Led Research on Civic Engagement” / presentation at the Washington College Civic Engagement Retreat / June 5-6, 2023 / Kent County, MD
Honors and Awards
Cromwell Award for Innovative Pedagogy/ Washington College/ 2024
Hodson Trust Collaborative Research Fellowship / Washington College / Summer 2023
Faculty Enhancement Fund / Washington College / Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Cromwell Center Fellow: Interdisciplinary Course Development / Washington College / Fall 2022
Faculty Travel Award / Washington College / Fall 2019, Fall 2022
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent / University of Illinois /Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018
Summer Research Fellowship / University of Illinois, Institute of Communications Research / 2013-2017
Phi Kappa Phi / member / UIUC Chapter / inducted April 2014
Phi Kappa Phi / member / UIC Chapter / inducted April 2011
Phi Beta Kappa / member / Theta Chapter / Lake Forest College / inducted April 2008
Professional Activity
Curator and Host / Washington College Film Series / Washington College / 2022-present
Faculty Advisor / Radio Free George / Washington College / 2018-present
Speaker Series Coordinator / Department of Communications and Media Studies / Washington College / 2018-2019, 2022-present
Screening Committee Member / News and Radio (Podcasting) / Peabody Awards / 2015-present
Member of Advisory Board / Cromwell Center for Teaching and Learning / Washington College / 2020-2022
Secretary and Historian / Phi Beta Kappa / Theta of Maryland Chapter / Washington College / 2021-2022
Service & Scholarship Committee / Washington College / Fall 2021
Panel Chair / “WhatsApp: Safe Space for Activism or Haven of Information Disorder? The View from Southeast Asia” / Association of Internet Research Annual Conference / October 2-5, 2019
Conference Co-Chair / University of Illinois Communication Collaboration Conference / Conference Co-Chair / Fall 2013