“High School Advisers’ Perception of Scholastic Press Freedom in a State With a Protective Law Versus One Without a Protective Law: A Comparison of Iowa and Indiana.” Presented to the Scholastic Journalism Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference in San Francisco, California, 4 August 2006. Co-written with Calvin Hall, Adam Maksl, and Joe Owens. Top Faculty Paper in the Scholastic Journalism Division.

“A Voice of the South: The Transformation of Shelby Foote.” Chapter Twenty-five of Memory and Myth: The Civil War in Fiction and Film from “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” to “Cold Mountain.” Purdue University Press. 2006.

“The Popular Press, 1833-1865.” Chapter Eight in The Age of Mass Communication, Second Edition, William David Sloan, editor. 2006.

2006 -- “The Visual Framing of the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina: A Comparison of the Newspaper Coverage in Three Countries,” co-authored with Porismita Borah. To be presented at 56 annual International Communication Association Conference, Visual Studies Division, Dresden, Germany, 21 June 2006.

2006 -- "Case Study: Press Freedom in a High School Newspaper in the Hazelwood Era." To be presented to the Scholastic Journalism Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Mid-Winter Conference at the Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, 7 January 2006.

2006 -- "The Popular Press, 1833-65." Chapter in The Age of Mass Communication, William David Sloan, editor. To be published in 2006.

2005 -- "Self-Convergence, Journalism Standards, and Sports Writing: The Albom Case." Media Ethics Magazine, edited by John Michael Kittross, October 2005, Volume 17, No. 1.

2005 -- "The Emergence of Women in Indian Newsrooms." Co-written with Porismita Borah. Accepted by International Research Foundation for Development. World 2005 Conference on the Digital Divide, Global Development, and the Information Society, part of the United Nations Word Summit on the Information Society in Tunis, Tunisia, November 2005.

2005 -- "Martyrs to Liberty: Democratic Editors in Civil War Iowa." Presented to American Journalism Historians Association convention in San Antonio, Texas, October 2005.

2005 -- "A Voice of the South: The Making of Shelby Foote into a Celebrity Historian." Presented at the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, November 2005.

2005 -- "Press Suppression in Wartime: A Comparison of the Civil War and the Iraq War.�" To be presented at the Great Lakes History Conference, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, October 2005.

2004 -- "Journalism in Civil War Indiana." Presented to the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, November 2004.

2004 -- "Milo Smith Hascall and the Suppression of Democratic Newspapers in Civil War Indiana." University of Florida Dissertation. Unpublished.

2003 -- "The Hascall-Edgerton Dialogues: A Free Expression Debate in Civil War Indiana." To be presented to the Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Oct. 31, 2003.

2003 -- "Republican editors defend Brigadier General Milo S. Hascall's suppression of Indiana's Democratic newspapers in the Civil War." Presented at the American Journalism Historians Association convention in Billings, Mont., on Oct. 4, 2003.

2003 -- "Convergence and writing instruction." Paper co-authored with Dr. Julie E. Dodd, presented to the Scholastic Journalism Division on Aug. 2, 2003, at AEJMC Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

2003 -- "Framing freedom: Hoosier Republican and Democratic newspaper editors frame Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation." Presented to the Newspaper Division on Aug. 2, 2003, at AEJMC Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

2003 -- "Intellectual Influences on Northern Democrat Editors in the Civil War," Presented at AJHA Southeast Conference, Panama City, Fla., February 2003.

2002 -- "Suppression and Intimidation of Democratic Newspapers in Indiana in 1863." AJHA Fall 2002 Conference, Nashville, Tenn., October 2002.

2002 -- "Media Convergence: Industry Practices and Implications for Education," AEJMC Summer 2002 Conference, Miami Beach, Fla., August 2002. Top Student Paper in the Scholastic Journalism Division.

2001 -- "Third Street Blues: An Ethnographic Study of the Bloomington, Indiana, Police Department." Unpublished.

2001 -- "Readers' grievance columns as aids in the development of India." AEJMC Summer 2001 Conference, Washington, D.C., August 2001.

2001 -- "A Comparison of Insider and Outsider Narratives of Greensboro, N.C., Dudley High School's 1990-91 Basketball Season. M.A. thesis, Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana.

2005 -- Quill and Scroll grant, to complete comparative study of high school media advisers fostering free press atmosphere in Iowa and Indiana. Iowa has a protective law, and Indiana does not. The study looks at how successful advisers are in creating an atmosphere of press freedom in each state. Study co-investigators are Calvin Hall of Appalachian State, Adam Maksl of Ball State and Joe Owens of Iowa State.

2001-04 -- Knight, Grinter and Lowenstein fellowships recipient at the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida

2003 -- Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher, University of Florida

2003 -- College of Journalism and Communications Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher, University of Florida

2002 -- Presented paper on suppression of Democratic newspaper in Civil War Indiana at the American Journalism Historians National Convention in Nashville, Tenn.

2002 -- AEJMC Scholastic Journalism Division Outstanding Student Research Paper at AEJMC National Convention in Miami Beach, Fla.

2002 -- Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communications Research award

2001 -- Presenter in the international communications division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Washington, D.C., for paper on Indian grievance columns

2000-01 -- Frances G. Wilhoit Research Award for best graduate paper, single author, Indiana University School of Journalism

000-01 -- Scholarship recipient, Indiana University School of Journalism

1999 -- Vice president for newspapers, N.C. Scholastic Media Association

1998-99 -- Greensboro, N.C., Ben L. Smith High School teacher of the year

2004-present -- Assistant professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Journalism professor and historian

2006-present -- Reviewer, Graduate Education Interest Group, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.

2004-present -- Steering Committee member, Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression. Peer reviewer for annual conference at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

2003-04 -- Lecturer, College of Journal and Communications, University of Florida. Teach literary journalism and sports reporting.

2003 -- Refereee for Journal of Communication Inquiry. University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. Read and review manuscripts submitted to scholarly journals to determine fitness for publication.

2003 -- Lecturer, College of Journal and Communications, University of Florida Lead instructor for mass media writing in summer school; also taught one lab

2002-03 -- Lecture Assistant, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida Assistant with introductory mass media writing and instructor of one lab section

2002-03 -- Assistant, Symposium on Converged Journalism, University of Florida. Assembled sports convergence panel, including sports journalists Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe and Sal Paolantonio of ESPN

2001-02 -- Teaching Assistant, College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida. Taught two lab sections of introductory mass media writing

2001-present -- Instructor, High School Journalism Institute, Indiana University. Teach basic news writing, features writing and sports writing at summer journalism camp for high school students in Bloomington, Ind.

2000-01 -- Associate editor, thesynapse.org. Editor and writer for Web cultural affairs magazine

2000-01 -- Associate instructor, Indiana University School of Journalism. Facilitated instruction of magazine editing and introductory journalism classes

1996-2001 -- Columnist, Peegs.com. Covered Indiana University basketball for a Web magazine

1996-1999 -- Teacher, Greensboro, N.C., Ben L. Smith High School A.P. Composition teacher, 10th-grade English teacher and journalism teacher-adviser

1992-96 -- Teacher, Waynesville, N.C., Tuscola High School. Tenth-grade honors English teacher

1991-92 -- Teacher, Greensboro, N.C., Day School. Seventh- and eighth-grade English teacher

1988-91 -- Teacher, Greensboro, N.C., James B. Dudley High School. English and journalism teacher

1987-88 -- Student teacher, Greensboro, N.C., James B. Dudley High School. Apprentice teacher; substitute teacher

1987-present -- Free-lance journalist, Self-employed. Contributing writer for Greenboro News & Record, Independent Indiana Basketball, Indiana Daily Student, Peegs.com and Music Matters Review.

1985-1987 -- Sports writer, Black College Sports Review, Winston-Salem, N.C. Covered major historically black conferences

1985-1987 -- Sports editor, Winston-Salem, N.C., Chronicle. Supervisor of sports section, columnist, reporter, Winston-Salem State University football and basketball beat, Winston-Salem Spirits (Class A) baseball beat

1984-1985 -- Sports writer, Durham, N.C, Herald-Sun. General assignment sports reporter, copy desk, layout, Durham Bulls minor-league baseball beat, North Carolina State University athletics beat 1977-1984 -- Editorial assistant, intern and sports writer, Greensboro, N.C., News & Record. Copy editor, layout & design, prep columnist, general assignment sports reporter

2003-present -- American Journalism Historians Association Southeast Division

2002-2003 -- Journalism Department Curriculum Committee, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications

2002-present -- American Journalism Historians Association

2001-present -- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

2001-present -- AEJMC Scholastic Journalism Division

1996-2000 -- North Carolina Scholastic Media Association

2000-01 -- Online News Association

1997-2000 -- Southern Interscholastic Press Association

2000-02 -- Associate editor, www.thesynapse.org. Writer and editor of online cultural magazine

1998-1999 -- Sports information director, Ben L. Smith football. Media guide publisher and press box coordinator

1996-1999 -- Journalism adviser, Greensboro, N.C., Ben L. Smith High School. WordSmith adviser

1995-1996 -- Sports information director, Tuscola High School. Press box coordinator for football

1993-1996 -- Head varsity cross country coach, Waynesville, N.C., Tuscola High School

1992-1996 -- Head varsity boys basketball coach, Waynesville, N.C, Tuscola High School

1991-1992 -- Assistant boys basketball coach, Greensboro Day School. Head coach for middle school and eighth-grade teams; varsity assistant

1989-1991 -- Journalism adviser, James B. Dudley High School, The Panther's Claw

1988-1991 -- Head junior varsity boys basketball coach, James B. Dudley High School

1987-1988 -- Head freshman boys basketball coach, James B. Dudley High School

1981-1982 -- Assistant sports information director, N.C. A&T State University

1977-1978 -- Assistant sports information director, UNC at Greensboro