Staff Directory

Biography

Education:

• Ph.D. in Political Science. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• M.P.P.A. in Public Policy and Administration. University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• M.Sc. in Media and Communication. Middle Tennessee State University
• B.B.A. in Management. Middle Tennessee State University

Research Interests:

• Militarized Conflict
• Human Rights
• Conflict Mediation
• Autocratic Regimes
• Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Courses Taught:

• U.S. Foreign Policy in a Changing World
• Introduction to Campaigns & Elections
• Introduction to International Relations
• Critical Analysis of Political Communication
• Policy Framing and Agenda Setting (Graduate level)
• Introduction to Political Science
• American Federal Government
• Science of Communication (Graduate level)
• Budgeting in Government and Nonprofit Organizations (Graduate level)
• Public Budgeting and Financial Administration (Graduate level)
• Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy
• Ethics and Mass Communication
• Popular Culture and American Politics
• Media History and American Culture
• United States Government and Politics
• Feature Writing
• Introduction to Motion Pictures