Articles & Publications
“Cats and True Crime: Empathetic Responses and Moral Consequences in On-Demand Docuseries,” Streaming Video Services: Essays on markets, audiences and content of Internet Television. Ed. Christina Adamou & Sotiris Petridis (2022)
“The Sovereignty of Truth: Memory and Morality in Black Mirror’s ‘Crocodile,’” Through the Black Mirror: Reflections on ‘the Side Effects’ of the Digital Age. Ed. Stuart Joy (2019)
“Motorcycle Monasticism: Masculine Religiosity in MC Culture,” Bonds of Brotherhood: Gender and Masculinity in Sons of Anarchy. Ed. Susan Fannetti (2018)
“Reimagining the Stacks: Classroom Technology and Library Collaboration for Writing in the Disciplines,” The Journal of Student Success in Writing (2017) (co-authored with Daniel C. Reardon)
Pending Publications & Ongoing Research
“The Resurgence of ‘Nunsploitation’: Nuns, Horror, and the Occult in Female Counter-culture,” The House of the Devil: Satanic Cultures (and Panics) from the 60s to Today. Ed. James Pate (expected publication 2023)
“The ‘STEM-minded’ Writer: Individualized Outcome-based Writing Instruction for Students at STEM Institutions.” (Externally funded research project through the 4Cs Emergent Researcher Award. Award granted 2022; project completion and article publication projected for 2023/24)
“Supporting the Whole Student: Examining Self-Efficacy in Foundational Math and Composition.” (Internally funded research project through S&T’s Center for Science, Technology and Society; co-researcher Kelley Koob, Department of Mathematics and Statistics; Award granted in 2022; project completion and article publication projected for 2023/24)
Endorsements and Reviews
Solicited endorsement: Theology and Black Mirror, Ed. Amber Bowen and John Anthony Dunne, Lexington and Fortress Press. (2022)
Book Review: Strategic interventions in mental health rhetoric Ed. Lisa Melonçon and Cathryn Molloy, Routledge. (2022)
Recent Presentations
“Nuns in Horror: Women’s Movements and the Resurgence of Nunsploitation” Midwest Popular Culture Association (MPCA) Chicago, IL (October, 2022)
Panelist: “Presence, Participation, and Empowerment: Reimagining Engagement in the Virtual Classroom” Focus on Teaching and Learning, Saint Louis, MO (September, 2022)
Presentation: “Smash the “Like” on Instructor Presence: Techniques from YouTube and Twitch Streamers to Enhance Student Engagement”
“How a Farm Saved my Life” TEDx Missouri S&T, Dir. Lindsey Stratton, (2021)
“What’s Wrong with Believing in Science?” TEDx Missouri S&T, Dir. William Zwikelmaier, (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SadxGRZ_cU
“Dismantling the Magisteria: How an education in rhetoric can heal social and political divides,” Presented for the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), (2017)
“How do you feel? Mindfulness, Writing, and the STEM Student,” Presented for the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA), (2017)
“Searching the Disciplines: Improving Student Writing Self-Efficacy through Departmental Collaboration” Presented for the Conference on College Composition and Communication (4Cs), (2016)
“The ‘Small Class Feel’ and Increasing Enrollment: Using Blended Classroom Techniques to Maximize Efficacy” Presented for the Teaching and Learning Technologies Conference (TLT), (2016)
“Visualizing Research and Writing: Improving Student Self-Confidence through Focus Groups and Library Interaction,” CERTI Mini-grant Final Report (2016)
*Additional presentations from 2015 and earlier are available upon request.