
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in Submission
2018 “Globalizing ‘A Rage That Never Dies’ (But Can’t Stay the Same): Shifting Dynamics of Identification in the Transnational Remaking of Juon into The Grudge.
2018 “Subverting ‘Klassifications’ of Race and Gender: The Pedagogical Potential of Engaging Ambiguous Identities through George Herriman’s Krazy Kat Comics.”
Book Review in Publication
2017 “Michael Tisserand’s Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White.” in iNKS: The Journal of the Comics Studies Society 1:1
Articles/Chapters in Preparation
“Film Praxis: Connecting Film Theory, Creative Practice, and Arts-Based Research in a University Film Course.”
“’Do I Have a Say in This Matter?’: What Feminist Allies Can Learn From Peggy’s Performance of Anachronistic Feminism in Marvel’s Agent Carter.”
Other Publications
2016 “Focus on PhD – Specializing in Art Education and Comics: Immunity, Community, Communication, Comics, and Vaccination.” Invited article in Chiaroscuro, the Annual Magazine of the Department of Arts Administration, Education, and Policy
2005 “There Goes Tokyo.” Invited essay in Kansai Time Out magazine
2005 If: 88 Chances to Read, Think, and Write Creatively – ESL study workbook, Co-written with Wada Fumihiro – Waseda Press, Japan.
2003 “The Future We’ve Already Made: Terminator 3 – Rise of the Machines.” Invited academic article in The Seisen Journal – Seisen University Press, Japan.
CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS
2019 (March) “Superheroes in the Classroom, Or: Great Pedagogical Power, Responsibility and Community” – National Art Education Association Conference – Boston, MA
2019 (March) “Media Praxis: Connecting Theory and Practice in Film and Media Pedagogy” – National Art Education Association Conference – Boston, MA
2019 (March) “Autoethnographic Stories of ‘Superheroes in the Classroom’” – NAEA Research Preconference ‘Stories of Research: Pressing Matters-Pressing Forward – Boston, MA
2018 “’Do I Have a Say in This Matter?’: Peggy’s Performance of Anachronistic Feminism in Marvel’s Agent Carter” – Midwest Popular Culture Association – Indianapolis, IN
2018 “Superheroes in the Classroom: An Autoethnography of a Critical Media Pedagogy in a Transmedial Genre-Based University Writing Course.” International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry – Champaign, IL
2018 “Popular Culture and Critical Media Pedagogy, Or: With Great Learning Comes Great Responsibility.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference – Indianapolis, IN
2018 “Superheroes in the Classroom, Or: Power, Responsibility and Community in a Critical Media Pedagogy.” International Critical Media Literacy Conference – Savannah, GA
2017 “Superheroes in the Classroom: Identity, Transmediality, Pop-Culture and Creative Practice.” National Art Education Association Conference – New York, NY
2016 “Questions of Technology in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.” Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference – Seattle, WA
2016 “Post-Modernisms from the Past: Ambiguous Identities in George Herriman’s Krazy Kat Comics.” National Art Education Association Conference – Chicago, IL
2016 “Leaping Off the Page and Screen: Superheroes in the Classroom.” National Art Education Association Conference – Chicago, IL
2016 “Graphic Transpositions: Traversing Race, Gender, and Social Justice Through Comics” (Co-Presenter) National Art Education Association Conference – Chicago, IL
2016 “Globalizing Perspectives: Cross-Cultural Teaching and Arts Education.” (Co-Presenter) National Art Education Association Conference – Chicago, IL
2015 “Immunity, Community, Communication, Comics, and Vaccination.” National Conference on Graphic Medicine – University of California, Riverside, California
2015 “Ambiguous Identities in George Herriman’s Krazy Kat Comics.” Conference on Comics in Medicine and in Teaching at the University of Nebraska, Kearney
RECENT PUBLIC PANELS AND TALKS ORGANIZED
2017 “‘Superheroes en Vogue:’ A Panel Exploring Issues of Social Justice and Diversity in the Superhero Genre.” For The Barnett Speaker Series, at The Ohio State University Barnett Center for Integrated Arts and Enterprise – Organizer, Moderator, Image Curator
2017, 2016 “Virtual Reality Technologies: Representatives from Owlchemy Labs Speak on the Future of Media.” For the Ohio State Film Program – Organizer, Moderator
INVITED CAMPUS AND DEPARTMENTAL TALKS, COMPETITIONS
2018 “Superheroes in a Critical Media Pedagogy Classroom, Or: ‘With Great Learning Comes Great Responsibility.’” The Wellington School Research Competition – Columbus, OH
2018 “Superheroes in the Classroom, or: Power and Responsibility in Critical Media Pedagogy.” The Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum at The Ohio State University
2017 “Bound to be a Teacher.” Marantz Award/Outstanding GTA Award Ceremony – Department of Arts Administration, Education, and Policy – The Ohio State University
2017 “The Photographer and Indexicality: Auto-Ethnographic Comics, Comic Journalism, and The Photographic Image.” Department of Art History and Visual Culture, Denison University – Granville, OH
INVITED PANELS, PODCASTS AND PUBLIC FORUMS
2018 “Orphans are Everywhere! An Epidemic That Has Taken Over Popular Entertainment” – Invited Panelist, Wizard World Columbus
2018 “Do You Remember Nostalgia?” Episode of Vox Populorum Podcast – Invited Panelist