Teaching
University of Colorado-Boulder
Instructor of Record
Spring 2019 & Spring 2022 MDST 4371 Media and Religion
Fall 2018 MDST 2002 Media/Communication History
Teaching Assistant
Fall 2020 COMM 3430 Communication, Culture, & Sport
Fall 2020 COMM 3420 Gender & Communication
Spring 2020 MDST 2002 Media/Communication History
Spring 2018 MDST 1002 Introduction to Social Media
Fall 2017 CMCI 1010 Storytelling Module
Spring 2017 CMCI 1020 Information Module
Guest Lecture
October 2020 COMM 3420 Gender & Communication
Lectured on religion and masculinist movements with a focus on muscular Christianity, Promise Keepers, and pop culture representations.
August 2020 COMM 3430 Communication, Culture, & Sport
Lectured on the relationship between religion and sports with a focus on meaning making, rituals, totems, and effervescence.
April 2018 MDST 1002 Introduction to Social Media
Lectured on politics and social media focused on political activism and surveillance
November 2018 CMCI 1010 Storytelling Module
Lectured on responsible storytelling and the ethics of covering minorities and religions
October 2017 MDST 4371 Media & Religion
Lectured on American civil religion in political cartoons and David Morgan’s Sacred Gaze
University of Chicago
Sep. 2014–June 2015 Writing Tutor for College Common Core
Wisconsin English Second Language Institute
Summer 2013 Co-teacher of ESL Short-term Courses
Teaching Competencies
Media Studies Courses
Religion Reporting
Religions of the World
Approaches to Studying Religion
U.S. Religious History
American Studies
Qualitative & Archival Research Methods
College Writing & English as a Second Language
For a full list of teaching competencies and example courses, please contact me.
Sample Syllabi & Lectures:
Spring 2020 Remote Lecture