Presentations
Professional Presentations
2014
• “The English Major for the 21st Century: Redefining ‘English’ at a Career-Focused University”
Thomas R. Watson Conference
2010
“Cats Can’t Talk and Other Observations: A Personal Journey Through Humor in Comics”
ACA/PCA National Convention
2006
“Angel Among Us: The Vampire With A Soul Who Has A Reflection—Us”
ACA/pCA National Convention
2006
“Guerrilla Animation: Animating New Worlds by the Skin of Your Teeth”
Southern States Communication Association Convention
2006
“Press Start to Learn: A Different Approach to Learning through Video Games”
Creating Futures through Technology Conference
2004
“Finding God In the Secular Media: From The Twilight Zone to The X-Files”
ACA/PCA National ConventionPanel Discussions
2006
• “Hurricane Katrina: Media Coverage of an Unprecedented Natural Disaster”
Southern States Communication Association ConventionPaper Reviews
2007
Popular Communication Division
Southern States Communication Association Convention
2006
Mass Communication Division
Southern States Communication Association Convention
2006
Mass Communication Division
TC-MC Undergraduate Research SymposiumCampus Presentations
2015
“Wrestling with Reality: The Genesis and Lasting Appeal of The Running Man”
Fall 2015 Humanities Symposia
2014
“Game Not Over: Preserving the History of Video Games”
Fall 2014 Humanities Symposia
2013
“Fatalities, Nighties, & Tom Hanks: Crossing the Uncanny Valley in Modern Media”
Fall 2013 Humanities Symposia
2012
“Why Bad Things Happen To Good Media: Or Why We Get the Media We (May) Deserve”
Fall 2012 Humanities Symposia
2011
“Super Mario da Vinci: The Art of Video Games”
Fall 2011 Humanities Symposia
2010
“God save Harry Potter: How the secular media never lost religion, but speaks in tongues”
Fall 2010 Humanities Symposia
2010