Ranked as in the Top 2% of Scientists in the Field of Communication & Media Studies by Stanford/Elsevier annual rankings for 2023 & 2024.
Scholar of Human-Machine Communication focused on Artificial Intelligence, Automated Journalism & AI in Education
Studies voice assistants (Siri, Alexa, etc), generative AI (chatGPT, etc), chatbots, algorithms, & other media technology
Associate Professor of Communication at Northern Illinois University and proud NIU alumni
Public Speaker & Media Expert on AI (Media Industries, Education), Social & Relational Impacts of AI, Integrating AI into the Classroom, & Technology Ethics
Former Chair of the ICA Human-Machine Communication Interest Group
Educator teaching courses in AI & Media, Social Media, Media & Technology, & Journalism
Facilitator of HMC scholarly events (join our email list)
Fellow of the Kopenhaver Center & incoming visiting fellow for ZeMKI at the University of Bremen
Graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD - Communication) and Truman State University (BA)
Award-Winning Journalist (former)
Photo Credit: Wade Duerkes, NIU