Academic Appointments
2025-Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Virginia
2025-Present
Research Fellow
University of Pittsburg
Thriving Youth in a Digital Environment (TYDE)
Communication Technology Research Lab (CTRL)
Education
2019-2025
PhD Communication
University of Southern California
2016-2018
MA Communication Studies
California State University, Northridge
2014-2016
BA Communication Studies
California State University, Northridge
Dissertation: From Memes to Money: The Vernacular Economics of Cryptocurrencies
Committee: Henry Jenkins (Chair), Manuel Castells, Jonathan Aronson
Emphasis in Rhetorical Studies
Assistant Director - CSUN Performance Ensemble
Teaching
University of Southern California
Communication, Culture, and Economy,
Social and Economic Implications of Communication Technology,
Communication and Media Economics,
Public Speaking
California State University, Notrhridge
California State University, San Bernardino x Prison Arts Collective
Prison Education Project
Public Speaking,
Argumentation
Performance Poetry
Memoir and Biography Writing,
Introduction to Financial Literacy