Profile

My research focuses on rhetorical and critical analysis of popular culture, with particular interest in the assumptions that underlie
cultural practices as well as the political and economic ramifications of these assumptions.  While I am broadly interested in many aspects of popular culture, much of my work focuses specifically on examination of the communicative and cultural significance of sports.

Education

Ph.D. Arizona State University (Communication)
M.A. Michigan State University (American Studies)
B.A. Bowling Green State University (Popular Culture)

Classes

IPC 201: Human Communication
IPC 412: Communication and Gender
IPC 420: Communication, Race, and Power
IPC 406/POPC 470: Reading Harry Potter