EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

2015 M.F.A., Science & Natural History Filmmaking, Montana State University 

Graduate Certificate in Native American Studies

2008 B.A., Media Arts and Anthropology, University of Arizona, Minors in French and Classics

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2022–2025 Assistant Professor, Creative Media Production

University of Oklahoma, Gaylord College of Journalism 

2019–2021 Assistant Professor, Journalism and Strategic Media
University of Arkansas 

COURSES TAUGHT

Graduate Documentary Production I & II; Indigenous Documentary Storytelling; Documentary Production; Introduction to Documentary (Documentary History); Sound, Light and Motion (Beginning Production); Introduction to Media.

WORKSHOPS TAUGHT

20252026 Bay Area Video Coalition

“Developing your festival strategy”

2025 Oklahoma State University - Center for Poets and Writers

“Developing and Funding your Documentary”

2025 Southern Documentary Fund

“Developing your festival strategy”