Teaching & Curriculum Development Experience
Tennessee State University, Dept. of Communications, Nashville, TN
Assistant Professor of Film & T.V. Production, August 2019 – Present
Undergraduate Classes Developed & Taught:
- Production & Postproduction Courses:
- COMM 2640: Digital Media Production
- COMM 3140: Visual Storytelling I
- COMM 3550: Producing Digital Media
- COMM 4150: Visual Storytelling II
- COMM 4510: Senior Seminar – Film & T.V. Production
- Screenplay Writing Courses:
- COMM 3130: Screenwriting
- COMM 2500: Electronic Media Writing
- Film Theory & Film History Courses:
- COMM 4600: Special Topics: History of Horror Films
- COMM 2800: Race, Gender, & Class in Global Media
Classes Designed & Developed:
- For New Film & T.V. Production Curriculum beginning Fall 2022:
- COMM 1030: Appreciation of Film
- COMM 1055: Introduction to Digital Media
- COMM 3110: History of Film & Media
- COMM 3120: Editing for Digital Media
- COMM 3140: Cinematography
- COMM 3530: Directing for Film
- COMM 4140: Electronic Field Production
- COMM 4150: Advanced Production
- COMM 4550: Advanced Post-Production
- COMM 4585: Screen Artists
- COMM 4595: Genres in Film & Television
The Art Institute of Dallas, Dept. of Digital Film & Video Production, Dallas, TX
Assistant Professor, June 2013 – September 2018
Graduate Classes Developed & Taught:
- DMMA 511: Academic Writing & Research (for M.A. Media Management)
Undergraduate Classes Developed & Taught:
- Production & Postproduction Courses:
- DFVA 403: Senior Project Post-Production
- DFVA 333: Senior Project Production
- DFVA 332: Senior Project Preparation
- DFV 4043: Advanced Electronic Field Production
- DFVA 323: Short Media Production
- DFVA 233: Electronic Field Production
- DFVA 204: Acting & Directing
- DFVA 202: Digital Cinematography
- DFVA 133: Lighting for Digital Film
- DFVA 123: Intermediate Video Production
- DFVA 113: Fundamentals of Editing
- DFVA 111: Principles of Cinematography
- DFVA 107: Fundamentals of Producing & Directing
- Screenplay Writing Courses:
- DFVA 105: Conceptual Storytelling
- DFVA 201: Fundamentals of Scriptwriting
- DFVA 214: Advanced Scriptwriting
- Film Theory & Film History Courses:
- DFV 4063: History of Horror
- DFV 4073: History of Science Fiction
- DFV 4023: Art Direction & Aesthetics
- DFVA 307: Media Theory & Criticism
- DFVA 205: History of Film & Media
Undergraduate Classes Taught (for Other Majors):
- MM 2093: Desktop Video Production (for B.F.A. in Multimedia & Web)
- VP 1053: Electronic News Gathering & Electronic Field Production
- VP 1083: Scriptwriting & Storyboarding
- VP 1113: Video & Film Theory
- VP 2173: Producing & Directing
Southern Methodist University, Division of Film & Media Arts, Dallas, TX
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2010 – May 2013
Undergraduate Classes Taught as Teaching Assistant:
- CTV 1304: Film I – Basic Video & Audio Production
- CTV 3301: 16mm Film Production
- CTV 3308: Editing
- CTV 4356: Narrative Production
- CTV 4357: Cinematography
- FILM 2351: International Film History
- FILM 2352: American Film History
Louisiana State University at Alexandria, Dept. of Arts, English, & Humanities, Alexandria, LA
Lecturer, Fall 2009 – Summer 2010
Undergraduate Classes Taught:
- English 0092: Developmental English
- English 1001: Composition I
- English 1002: Composition II
- USTY 1003: University Studies – Academic Experience
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Department of English, Lafayette, LA
Adjunct and Graduate Assistant (Instructor of Record), Fall 2001 – May 2009
Undergraduate Classes Taught:
- ENGL 101: Rhetoric & Composition
- ENGL 102: Literature & Composition
- ENGL 205: American Literature I (to the Civil War)
- ENGL 206: American Literature II (Civil War to Present)
- ENGL 360: Advanced Composition
South Alexandria 6th Grade Center, Alexandria, LA
Director of Gifted & Talented Program, 1999 – 2000 academic school year
Oversaw the creation of curriculum and taught English and math, as well as a Spanish elective.