Research Areas
health communication and stigma, media coverage of health issues, health messaging, health and political communication, journalism studies, social and emerging media, community-engaged research
Education
PhD University of Alabama, ABD
MFA Murray State University
MA Bowling Green State University
BS Bowling Green State University
Experience
The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Instructor
Department of Journalism and Creative Media
Austin Peay State University
Assistant Professor, tenured
Department of Communication
Freelance Journalist
Feature Writer, Columnist
The Leaf-Chronicle
Morning Editor, Enterprise Reporter
Enterprise Ledger
Assistant News Editor, Beat Reporter
Affiliations
Public Opinion Lab at The University of Alabama
College-wide Health and Environmental Communication Research Group, The University of Alabama
Office of Politics, Communication and Media (OPCaM) at The University of Alabama
Graduate Teaching Fellow at The University of Alabama Graduate School