For more than three decades, I have taught communication, media, and information studies across institutions ranging from community colleges to research universities.

 

My teaching has evolved alongside the media environment itself: beginning in the 2000s with courses focused on communication fundamentals, public speaking, persuasion, and civic engagement; expanding in the 2010s to include digital media production, journalism, and strategic communication practices; and culminating in the 2020s with the creation of Disinformation Detox, an interdisciplinary course that integrates epistemic cognition and socio-technical systems theory to help students critically navigate today’s complex information ecosystems.

 

Whether guiding students through the basics of speech, mentoring them in professional apprenticeships, or challenging them to interrogate disinformation and algorithmic persuasion, I strive to connect theory with practice, skills with reflection, and personal agency with democratic responsibility.

 

My teaching philosophy rests on the belief that students should not only learn how to create and analyze media but also cultivate the epistemic awareness to question what they know and the confidence to use their knowledge in the service of society.

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