Let us begin at the end:
In August 2007, I transitioned from the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications to a new position with the Departments of Art and Design at The University of Kansas. My new role promised more creativity and a chance to broaden my horizons outside the news cycle. Previously, I served as Multimedia Newsroom Coordinator at the J-school. Neither position has allowed much time for formal research. When they do, my research delves into the impact of media consolidation and conglomeration on democracy, as well as the ever-changing Internet journalism landscape.
My Master's thesis, Implications of ownership: Applying the propaganda model to media ownership theory, can be downloaded by clicking on "Research" above. When time affords (and often when it doesn't), I do freelance web design and PDF creation work, serving as Web Guru to this site and many others. Most recently, my attention has been focused on my work for Project: Katrina Hope and the affiliated web site.
I graduated in May 2006 as a Master of Science, having successfully walked the line between the Strategic Communications and News/Information disciplines at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. I worked as a Web Producer for KUJH-TV, Lawrence, KS, and interned at Andrews McMeel Universal in Kansas City, MO, during 2005. I also managed to keep up with my duties as a Graduate Research Assistant for three professors from 2004-2006.
I earned bachelor's degrees in Business Administration (2001) and Political Science (2002) from the University of Kansas. A semester in law school followed, quickly showing that defending the first amendment is much more palatable through journalism.
