Welcome!
I'm an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at San Diego State University and an affiliated faculty member with SDSU's Center for the Study of Media and Performance. Since 2006 I've directed the basic communication course, COMM 103. I also teach undergraduate and graduate classes in research theory and methods, ethnography, organizational communication, and performance studies.
I received my Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 2006. I also hold a B.A. in Communication and Theatre Arts and Written Communication from Eastern Michigan University, a M.S. in Communication from Illinois State University in 1995 and a M.A. in English Language and Literature from Eastern Michigan University in 1997.
In my research, I examine communicative performances of identity in organizational and mediated contexts, with a specific focus on gender in sport. My work has appeared in a variety of outlets, including Text and Performance Quarterly, Western Journal of Communication, Journal of Communication, Southern Journal of Communication, and Disability Studies Quarterly.
I also adapt scholarly research for performance, and have adapted, directed, and performed my own work and the work of others. You can read more about my work here.
In the News...
Check out a news story about my use of social media (Facebook and Twitter) in the classroom
Check out my article on Murderball in Communication Currents
Check out my most recent article on grief and masculinity in Rebel magazine
Last updated: 8/24/2012