Current Position at CCRI

Associate Professor, Communication and Film/Media at the Community College of Rhode Island – with tenure

Past positions: 

Visiting Lecturer, CCRI; Adjunct Instructor, CCRI; Affiliated Faculty, Emerson College; Adjunct Instructor, Bridgewater State University; Media Instructor, Cambridge Community TV

Education

MFA Media Art, Emerson College
BA, Psychology, minor Studio Art, Skidmore College

Classes

For an up-to-date listing and schedule, visit my CCRI faculty page

  • FILM-1020 Film & Media Production
  • FILM-2100 Television Production
  • FILM-2204 History of Film I
  • FILM-2205 History of Film II
  • FILM-2210 Film Theory
  • FILM-2300 Intermediate Editing
  • FILM-2310 Sound Design & Production
  • FILM-2350 Animation & Motion Graphics
  • COMM-1005 Careers in Comm & Film
  • COMM-1010 Communication Fundamentals
  • COMM-1050 Mass Media Foundations^
  • COMM-1201 Radio Production
  • COMM-2490 Field Experience
  • COMM-2500 Portfolio Capstone
  • ENGL-2310 Intro to Screenwriting

Courses developed and approved by Curriculum Review Committee, but have not taught:

  • FILM-2370 Digital Content Creation
  • FILM-2205 Intro to Cinematography
  • COMM-1203 Sports Communication
  • COMM-1204 Sports Broadcasting & Production
  • COMM-1900 Audiovisual Essentials 1
  • COMM-1930 Event Sound Production
  • COMM-1950 Event Video Production
  • COMM-1970 Audiovisual Essentials 2

Curriculum development:

  • Founding department faculty member, Dept of Communication and Media (2023)
  • Assisted in development of AA in Comm/Media program (2019)
  • Developed and successfully proposed Certificate Program, Audiovisual Technology & Production (2025)

Areas of Expertise

Film and media production, cinematography, directing, editing, screenwriting, animation, motion graphics; visual art; mass media history and theory.

Research focus

Media pedagogy and creativity
Scholarship of teaching and learning

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