I’ve been teaching at NKU since 2010, and have been fortunate to be able to try a few different subjects, from University 101 (Intro to College) to classes in English and Journalism. Also, I’ve gotten some nice reviews on RateMyProfessor.com! Now, I’m honored to say I’ll be teaching here at Xavier in the fall of 2016.
– Classes taught:
NKU:
UNV 101: Orientation to College and Beyond (Fall 2010)
UNV 101: Orientation to College and Beyond (Fall 2011)
UNV 101: Orientation to College and Beyond (Fall 2011)
UNV 101: Orientation to College and Beyond (Fall 2012)
JOUR 230: News Reporting and Writing II (Spring 2012)
JOUR 230: News Reporting and Writing II (Fall 2012)
JOUR 220: News Reporting and Writing I (Spring 2013)
JOUR 220: News Reporting and Writing I (Fall 2013)
ENG 101: Introduction to College Writing (Fall 2013)
JOUR 450: Multimedia Skills (Fall 2014)
JOUR 450: Multimedia Skills (Spring 2015)
JOUR 450: Multimedia Skills (Fall 2015)
XAVIER:
COMM 206: Writing for the Media (Fall 2016)
Writing for the Media (Fall 2017)
Served voluntarily as Editorial Adviser of The Northerner newspaper staff (2009-2010)
– Publications/Books/Conferences/Etc.:
2005: Intern for Pulitzer-winner Rick Bragg, contributed to New York Times bestsellers The Prince of Frogtown and The Most They Ever Had.
2006: Short story “Like Kudzu” appeared in national anthology Stories From the Blue Moon Café IV
2007: Game of My Life: Kentucky (Sports Publishing LLC)
2009: Dusty Roads & Faded Signs – poetry (Bear Head Publishing)
2009: Short story “Money Well Spent” published in Licking River Review
2009: Short story “Samaritan” published in Almost Famous Authors’ Faire
2011: Master’s thesis finished and published, Wrestling Reality (ECW Press)
2011: Short story “The Last Toy Run” published in The Journal of Kentucky Studies
2012: Short story “Night at the Oasis (Concert)” published in Licking River Review
2012: Began reading/giving notes on manuscripts for University Press of Kentucky.
2012: Game of My Life: Kentucky, 2nd edition, (Sports Publishing LLC)
2012: 100 Things Wildcats Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die (Triumph Books)
2013: Tales From The Kentucky Wildcats Lockerroom (Skyhorse Publishing)
2014: Fightin’ Words: Kentucky vs. Louisville (Skyhorse Publishing)
2015: The Kentucky Wildcats Bucket List (Triumph Books)
2015: Northern Kentucky University: A Panoramic History (University of Kentucky Press)
For six years I wrote a weekly column called “Folk Tales” for The Cincinnati Enquirer, where I recognized people in the community, and I am a regular contributor to about.com (as the Cincinnati Bengals expert), Northern Magazine, Cincy Magazine, NKY Magazine, KentuckySportsRadio.com, and Kyforward.com.
FEATURED SPEAKER:
– Was a featured speaker at the 2013 World Human Rights Conference in Antwerp, Belgium. Presented, via video, on the topic of gay athletes in America, while discussing my book, Wrestling Reality.
– Was featured in the 2013 documentary, The Rivalry: Red vs. Blue, in which I discuss the culture of the in-state basketball rivalry between the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville.
– Books by the Banks, 2014, Sportswriting panel
– Southern Kentucky Book Festival, 2013, Sportswriting panel
– Southern Kentucky Book Festival, 2014, Sportswriting panel
– Southern Kentucky Book Festival, 2015, Sportswriting panel
– Lincoln Book Festival, Stanford, Ky., presenter, 2014
– featured speaker at the 25th annual UK Convention in Franklin, Ohio, 2014
– featured speaker, NKU Sports Rivalry class, 2014 and 2015
– featured speaker, NKU Sports Business/Marketing class, 2014
– featured speaker, Joseph Beth Books, 2014
– featured speaker, Boone County Public Library, 2015
– featured speaker, NKU University 101 class, 2012-15
– featured speaker, Louisville Law Library, 2014
– Stories From the Blue Moon Cafe, writing panel speaker, Jackson, Miss., 2005.
– Bullitt County Public Library’s 6th Annual Author Faire, 2017.