Present | Professor, Salem State University ‐ Media & Communication | |
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2019 - 2020 | Faculty Fellow, Salem State University ‐ Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice | |
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2017 | Department Chair, Salem State University ‐ Media & Communication | |
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2001 - 2002 | Instructor, Emmanuel College ‐ English | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
2020 | Supporting children’s toys and consumer culture book project |
Salem State University Research Committee | |
$1,000 | |
2020 | Supporting research on media literacy education |
Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation | |
$5,815 | |
2019 | Supporting research on children, gender, and media |
Salem State University Research Committee | |
$2,000 | |
2017 | Supporting LEGO book project and related conference travel |
Salem State University Research Committee | |
$1,000 | |
2013 | Supporting research conducted for Princess Problem book project |
Salem State College Research Committee | |
$1,000 | |
2011 | Supporting the completion of Growing Up With Girl Power book project |
Salem State College Research Committee | |
$1,000 | |
2010 | Conducting five-year follow-up interviews with the informants from my dissertation research towards Growing Up With Girl Power book project |
Salem State College Research Committee | |
$780 | |
2010 | Supporting team-based learning |
Davis Educational Foundation Faculty Learning Community | |
$2,200 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
2019 - Present | Editorial Board, Journal of Children and Media | 2013 - Present | National Advisory Council Member, Media Literacy Now | Present | Member, Association of Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication | Present | Member, Eastern Communication Association | Present | Member, National Communication Association | Present | Member, Popular Culture Association | 2013 - 2016 | Founding Board Member, Brave Girls Alliance | 2006 - 2008 | Board Member, International Communication Association | 2004 - 2006 | Board Member, National Women's Studies Association | 2005 | Founding Member of Girls Studies Interest Group, National Women’s Studies Association |
2007 | Ph.D., Temple University ‐ Mass Media and Communication | |
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2007 | Graduate Certifcate, Temple University ‐ Women's Studies | |
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2000 | M.S., Boston University ‐ Mass Communications | |
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1998 | B.A., Emmanuel College ‐ English/Communication Arts | |
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