Courses Taught
Michigan State University
- MI830: Foundations of Serious Games
- Online, asynchronous graduate course on designing games for non-entertainment purposes using evidence-based strategies; part of the Serious Games Certificate
- MI831: Theories of Interaction and Game Design
- Online, asynchronous graduate course on theories of interaction in games and other mediated contexts; part of the Serious Games Certificate
University of Oregon
- J201: Media and Society
- Introductory lecture on media history, industries, and theories
- J314: Intro to Media Studies
- Upper-level lecture on the history of media studies and its key theories
- J415: Media Studies Research Methods
- Upper-level lecture on qualitative and quantitative research methods
- J429/529: Studying Games
- Upper-level introduction to game studies, including game culture, industry, and texts
- J424H: Media & Masculinities
- SOJC Honors course on media and theories/representations of masculinity
- J613: Media Theory II
- Graduate seminar on the critical turn in media studies theory
- J648: Cultural Approaches to Communication
- Graduate seminar on critical cultural studies as applied to media and communication; course covered theory, method and application through a variety of case studies
University of Michigan
- COMM 101: The Mass Media
- Fundamentals of critical and humanistic communications research/theories
- COMM 102: Media Processes and Effects
- Fundamentals of social science communications research/theories
- COMM 371: Media, Culture, and Society
- Upper-level lecture on the historical rise of mass media and its impact on modern society and culture
- COMM 404: Video Games: Culture and Industry
- Upper-level lecture on the history of the video game industry and the various cultural impacts of games
- COMM 404: War & Popular Culture
- Upper-level lecture on the role of popular culture in shaping perceptions of war and history
- COMM 405: Media and Masculinities
- Upper level seminar on theories and representations of masculinity
- COMM 993: Seminar for Instructors
- Pedagogical seminar for first-time communication instructors