Here you will find information on my research and teaching activities. My Ph.D. training was in communication and media studies and my research examines questions surrounding embodiment and identity, especially as it relates to technology and new media.

I have studied a range of topics, including hackers and hacktivism, social media and protest, new media and gender expression, and various pedagocial topics. For more on my research, see my Research page. Here is a brief list of areas I explore:

  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Media Ecology
  • Media Ethics
  • New Media and Technology
  • Rhetoric of the Body
  • Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
  • Social Movement / Protest Rhetoric
  • Technology and Democratic Practice
  • Theories of Posthumanism

What Else Can You Tell Me About This Guy?

I was born in California and have lived up and down the West coast, as well as the East coast and the Gulf coast. I left academics after 11 years to be closer to my family and currently work for the County of Santa Clara as an Exemption Investigator. I have also have worked as a technical editor in the cable internet industry, a video editor, a collections agent, a pizza maker, a certified nurse's aide, and a whole lot of other things that I have probably forgotten with good reason. In my free time I enjoy creating experimental music. I perform noise and dark ambient music under the names Stolen Light and Goose, respectively. Between the two projects I have over thirty releases and tracks on compilations from all over the world. When I am not creating my own music, I review experimental music for the webzine ChainDLK. I am also an avid cook.