Biography
I am an Assistant Professor and the Liberal Studies Program Coordinator in the Department
of Communication at 蘑菇短视频, where I teach courses on intercultural
communication, interpersonal communication, and public speaking. I hold a BA (cum
laude) and MA in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro,
and I earned a PhD in Communication (with a concentration in Community and Social
Interaction) from the University of Colorado Boulder. I am a critical ethnographer
who employs community-based research methods, and my research (a) emphasizes <i>communication
activism for social justice scholarship</i>, which involves communication scholars
intervening collaboratively to aid marginalized individuals, activist groups, and
community-based organizations to obtain social justice; and (b) explores deliberation
practices and processes engaged in by people pursuing collective action. I am the
author of <i>Reimagining Democracy: Communication Activism, Social Justice, and Prefiguration
in Participatory Budgeting</i>. My scholarship has appeared in national and international
publications, and I have received several awards for my teaching, research, and activism.<br><br>Prior
to my academic career, I was a professional musician and a community organizer. Rhythm,
music, and being in community remain life-sustaining passions of mine.
Teaching Interests
Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Public Dialogue and Deliberation,
Activist Rhetoric, Social Movements, Communication and Community, Research Methods,
Service-learning
Research Interests
Communication Activism for Social Justice Research, Communication Activism Pedagogy,
Public Dialogue and Deliberation, Critical Intercultural Communication, Applied Communication
Research
