Bio

My areas of specialization are science and technology studies, digital media theory, and environmental communication. I am currently a Senior Business Architect with Atlassian. Previously, I was the Head of Influencer Growth Services at rewardStyle, an influencer marketing software company. I am also a part-time lecturer at the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD).

I received my PhD from George Mason University’s Cultural Studies program in May 2018. My research focuses on science and technology studies(STS) and environmental communication. I draw concepts from scholars in both fields to improve the way people use data to make decisions.

I completed an edited volume, and two co-editors entitled Research Methods for the Digital Humanities (Palgrave Macmillan) in late 2018. My contribution to this volume is a step-by-step guide to the digital content analysis of newspaper articles that allows a researcher to locate relevant actors within a loosely structured corpus of text.

I am currently working on an article that reviews algorithmic communication frames environmental discussion on Instagram and a book on ethics in digital marketing.

Currently Reading

• The Public and Its Problems
• The Left Hand of Darkness
• Design Justice

Currently Writing

• "Insta-Environment: Measuring the effects of Instagram's algorithm on climate change communications" for Information and Culture
• Ethics in Digital Advertising (Working Title) for Lexington Books

Publications

• Research Methods in the Digital Humanities (download for free or ask me for the PDF)

Current CV