Here’s a list of classes I have taught at the different places I’ve worked:
Associate Professor of Communications. Brigham Young University Department of Communications. (August 2008 to present)
Undergraduate Courses
Mass Communication and Society (Comms 101)
Introduction to Communications Studies (Comms 228)
Media History and Philosophy (Comms 301)
Pop Culture and Media (Comms 302)
Visual Literacy (Comms 303)
International Media Systems (Comms 381)
Issues in Global Media (Comms 382)
Media Effects (Comms 411)
Media Advocacy and Social Change (Comms 416)
Media Ethics and Moral Reasoning (Comms 480)
Media and World Religions (Comms 482)
Advanced Communications Studies (Comms 483)
Graduate Courses
Introduction to Graduate Studies (Comms 600)
Qualitative Research Methods (Comms 602)
International Media and Communications (Comms 607)
Communications Theory (Comms 610)
Popular Communications (Comms 622R)
Averages (8 point scale): Overall Instructor = 7.47, Overall Course = 7.05
Assistant Professor of Communication, University of South Dakota Department of Communication. (August 2004 to August 2008)
Undergraduate Courses
Introduction to Communication Studies (SPCM 101)
Communication, Symbols, and Society (SPCM 203)
Organizational Communication (SPCM 410)
Persuasion (SPCM 422)
Intercultural Communication (SPCM 470)
Communication and Conflict Resolution (SPCM 485)
Team Building and Group Decision Making (SPCM 487)
Leadership Capstone (IDEA Program) (IDEA 480)
Graduate Courses
Organizational Communication (SPCM 510)
Persuasion (SPCM 522)
Intercultural Communication (SPCM 570)
Team Building and Group Decision Making (SPCM 587)
Introduction to Graduate Study (SPCM 701)
Quantitative Research Methods (SPCM 705)
Managing Cultural Diversity (SPCM 744)
Averages (5 point scale): Overall Instructor = 4.56, Overall Course = 4.38
Assistant Professor, Communication, Arts, and Sciences, Penn State York, (August 2001-August 2004)
Undergraduate Courses
Effective Speech (SPCM 100A)
Small Group Communication (SPCM 100B)
Small Group Communication (SPCM 100B)
Introduction to Human Communication (SPCM 101)
Intercultural Communication (SPCM 271)
Averages (7 point scale): Overall Instructor = 6.59, Overall Course = 6.26
Graduate Student Mentoring
Brigham Young University, Department of Communications. (August 2008 to present)
Chair, Master’s thesis committee of Mauren Elinzano (ongoing).
Chair, Master’s thesis committee of Sara Lee 2015
Chair, Master’s thesis committee of Cassidy Wadsworth (ongoing)
Chair, Master’s thesis committee of Emma Nordquist (2014). Diversity and inclusion: An analysis of the websites of the best companies to work for and Fortune 500 companies. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis committee of David Chalk (ongoing)
Chair, Master’s thesis of Sara Shawcroft (2014). Gender differences in text messaging. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Benjamin Kocher (2014). Rugby’s rise in the United States: The impact of social media on an emerging sport. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Karen Connell (2015). Tweets from the hill. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Emily Bean (2014). Man shall not live by bread, at all: A netnography of the key characteristics and purposes of the online gluten-free community. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Meagan Faraday (2015)
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Cindy Phippen (2015)
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Kaitlin Prettyman (2013). How social media affects the social identity of Mexican Americans. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Brittany Warnock (ongoing)
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Ian Gillespie
Member, Master’s thesis committee of Jetmira Karanxha (2013). To adapt, adopt or create new practices? – The question of an emerging country in the developing world of public relations: A look at Albania. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Ramona Wheeler (2013). Blogging in defense of themselves: Social media implications for rhetorical criticism and the genre of Apologia. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Austin Cameron (2013). The influence of media on Himba conceptions of dress, ancestral and cattle worship, and the implications for cultural change. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Rich Johnson (2012). Community journalists and personal relationships with sources and community organizations. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Member, Master’s thesis of Lilya Velbovets (2012). Attitudes of public relations professionals in Ukraine toward the problem of bribery. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Member, Master’s thesis of Jason Gillespie (2012). Breaking the stereotypes: The portrayal of older people in senior center brochures. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Aymara Jimenez (2011). Academic websites and minority portrayal: A content analysis. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Karson Denny (2011). Real men can dance, but not in that costume: Latter-day Saints’ perception of gender roles portrayed on “Dancing with the Stars. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Kenneth Trent (2011). Learning languages through the media: Toward an understanding of the mediated language acquisition process and the motivation cycle of mediated language acquisition. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of John Cannon (2010). An identification of themes in The Charted
Course of the Church in Education. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Committee Member, Master’s thesis for Daniel Duerden (2010). News credibility and blogs: Exploring the effect of blog use on perceptions of news credibility. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Chair, Master’s thesis of Emily Reynolds (2009). Screams, vampires, werewolves and autographs: An exploration of the Twilight phenomenon. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Committee Member, Master’s thesis for Rita Somfai (2009). Revisiting the personal influence model as an ethical standard in public relations theory and practice. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Committee Member, Master’s thesis for Megan Stoker (2009). Transparency in India: Political and social obstacles for the Indian Right to Information Act. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Mentor, Undergraduate Research Grant Crystal Webb (2009). Communication and stress. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.