Education

: phd, mass communication (2005) - university of north carolina at chapel hill
: ma, communication, culture, & technology (1999) - georgetown university
: ba, communication studies / ba, history (1997) - virginia tech

Teaching

: uc foundation assistant professor (2007 - present) - university of tennessee at chattanooga, department of communication
: assistant professor (2005 - 2007) - university of tennessee at chattanooga, department of communication
: instructor (2003 - 2004) - university of north carolina at chapel hill, school of journalism and mass communication

Research Areas

: new technology, media ownership, media history, communication and culture

Publications

:"dear radio broadcaster: fan mail as a form of perceived interactivity" in journal of broadcasting and electronic media (forthcoming 2009)
:"protecting children while silencing them: the children’s online privacy protection act (COPPA) and children’s free speech rights" in communication law and policy 12.2, 119-142 (2007).
: "radio history" in encylopedia of children, adolescents, and the media (2006)
: "internet content ratings association" in encylopedia of children, adolescents, and the media (2006)
: review of "interpersonal divide: the search for community in a technological age" by michael bugeria in journalism and mass communication quarterly (spring 2006).

Recent Papers

: "the interconnected web: media consolidation, corporate ownership, and the world wide web"
: "dear radio broadcaster: fan mail as a form of perceived interactivity"
: "trying to make sense of a new technology: radio, newspapers, and the facsimile"
: "rethinking interactivity: an examination of interactivity in early broadcast radio"
: "protecting children while silencing them: coppa and children's free speech rights"