Associate Professor, Career Track 8/2023 – Present
Lead Faculty, Pullman Campus 3/2023 – 6/2024
Assistant Professor, Career Track 8/2020 – 8/2023
Director of Undergraduate Studies 8/2020 – 8/2023
Instructor 8/2017 – 7/2020
Assistant Director 8/2017 – 7/2020
Lecturer 8/2016 – 7/2017
Department of Digital Technology & Culture
Washington State University
Emerging Technology & Multimedia Specialist – 7/2014 –8/2017
Academic Outreach and Innovation
Washington State University
Duties:
- Researched and developed new technology for use in instruction.
- Supervised a team of media professionals in the creation of quality media for classes.
- Evaluated and recommend instructional, media, and technical hardware and software for purchase.
- Instructed workshops and one-on-one sessions on the academic uses of technology.
- Led teams on production-focused trips with large quantities of media equipment.
Lecturer 8/2015 – 5/2016
Edward R. Murrow College of Communication
Washington State University
Media Arts Instructor 9/2013 – 6/2014
Arts and Academics Academy
Associate Faculty 9/ 2008 – 8/2013
Digital Filmmaking & Gender and Women’s Studies, Shoreline Community College
Accomplishments:
- Completely redesigned Digital Filmmaking department curriculum to reflect the strengths of the current faculty and take advantage of employment opportunities in the regional arts community.
- Created Applied Associate of Sciences – Transfer degree in Digital Film Production; including writing or revising 15 separate Master Course Outlines.
- Placed students in community-based learning environments such as Clatter and Din, Victory Studios, Biz Kid$, the Seattle International Film Festival, the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, Screaming Flea Productions, and feature films like Eden and Safety Not Guaranteed.
- Established articulation agreements with several high schools and non-profits in the area so that their students can receive college credit for higher-level film and video work they are doing in their high schools through the TechPrep program.
- Created the first Digital Filmmaking scholarship fund through the SCC Foundation and organized the seed event to fund the scholarship.
Lecturer 1/ 2012 – 6/2013
Center for University Studies and Programs
University of Washington Bothell
Instructor & Volunteer, 3/2008 – 2/2012
University Beyond Bars
Instructor & Volunteer 11/2005 – 3/2010
Reel Grrls
Accomplishments:
- Created the first Reel Grrls booklet on basic production guidelines and elements including: lighting, shot composition, editing, and field sound recording.
Supervised several video projects that have been featured at national and international film festivals including: Sundance Film Festival, Gen-Y Studio, Hong Kong International Film Festival, San Diego Film Festival, the Women’s Film Festival in Seoul, and many more. - Mentored several young women who have gone on to study at prestigious universities like Layola Marymount, New York University, and The Cooper Union.
Coordinated the first Reel Grrls Board Fundraiser in September 2007, attended by over two hundred friends of Reel Grrls. Event raised $37,000 and increased awareness of the organization in the Puget Sound region. - Established an articulation agreement between Shoreline Community College and Reel Grrls whereby participating girls receive college credit for work completed through Reel Grrls.
Video Production Instructor 6/2008 – 8/2008
Seattle Community Access Network
Video Production Instructor 2/2007 – 4/2007
Adobe Youth Voices
Screenwriting Instructor 9/2005 – 11/2005
Arts Now
Edmonds Community College
Graduate Teaching Assistant 6/2001 – 8/2004
School of Film and School of Media Arts
Ohio University
A copy of my full CV can be accessed here. Updated 4/2024.