Teaching Experience
A. Teaching Record:
2014 – Present
Minnesota State University – Moorhead; Assistant Professor
- Basic Photography (five sections)
- Photojournalism (three sections)
- Documentary Photography (two sections)
- Photo Editing (two sections)
- Photo Story (two sections)
- Online Journalism Workshop (two section)
2012 – 2014
Loyola University Maryland; Visiting Affiliate Professor
- Basic Digital Photography (eight sections)
- Studio Lighting (one section)
- Portraiture (one section)
- Photojournalism (one section)
- Silver Processes (one section)
- Advanced Silver Processes (one section)
- The Interpretive Landscape (one section)
2011 – 2012
University of Southern Indiana; Visiting Assistant Professor
- Photography I (three sections)
- Photography II (two sections)
- Alternative Processes (two sections)
- Artificial Lighting (one section)
- Special Problems in Art (two sections)
- Introduction to Digital Photo Imaging (one section)
2007 – 2011
Auburn University; Assistant Professor
- Basic Photojournalism (16 sections)
- Photostory (two sections)
- Middle American Places and Issues (one section)
- Publication Photography (one section)
2006 – 2007
Webster University, St. Louis, MO; Adjunct Faculty
- Photo II (two sections)
- Photo Science (two sections)
- The Long Exposure: Night, Pinhole, and More… (one section)
2006 – 2007
Lincoln College, Lincoln, IL; Adjunct Faculty/Discipline Coordinator
- Photo I (three sections)
- Applied Photo (two sections)
2004 – 2006
St. Clair County CC, Port Huron, MI; Visiting Assistant Professor
- Middle American Places and Issues (one session)
- Alternative Cameras & Presentation (one session)
- The Lengthy Exposure (three summer sessions)
2004 – 2005
Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg, IL; Adjunct Faculty
- Basic Photography (two sections)
2003 – 2005
Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, Anna, IL; Substitute Teacher
- General Assignment (five semesters)
1998 – 2003
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Graduate Assistant
Department of Cinema and Photography
- Low Light Photography, (co-instructor)
- The West Coast Landscape (instructor)
- Multiple Imaging (co-instructor of record)
- History of Still Photography (instructor of record)
(required for C&P photography majors)
Department of Art and Design
- Photography for Art and Design Majors (instructor of record)
(required for Art and Design majors) (two sections)
1994
Lourdes College, Sylvania, OH; Adjunct Faculty
- Techniques in Nature Photography
1991 – 1992
Terra State Community College, Fremont, OH; Adjunct Faculty
- Photography I (four sections)
B. Workshops/Artist Visitations/Events Organized:
2015
Two-weekend workshop for MSUM Wildlife Society,
Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
2013
Gallery Talk, “Six Nights a Year,” University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
2012
Visiting Artist, “Strategies and Complications in Long-term Documentary Photography,” University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
Hosted artist Eric Robinson MFA, SIUC, for a lecture and showing of ambrotypes from his project “Other Ways of Living”, illustrating life in a community of founding members of “The 15 Association,” University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
2008
Co-organizer, “Multidisciplinary Approaches to Cultural and Historic Preservation at Auburn University”, a colloquium with Dr. Kristrina Schuler, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
2006
Organizer, “Middle American Places and Issues”; a student/faculty exhibit of work from the summer-session class of the same name,
Studio 1219, Pt. Huron, MI
2005
Organizer, “Summer Sessions”; a student exhibit of work from the Alternative Cameras & Presentation and Lengthy Exposure classes,
Patrick Burke Gallery, St. Clair County CC, Pt. Huron, MI
Photography for Artists; a five-day workshop for area artists,
Southern Illinois University Craft Shop, Carbondale, IL
2004
Co-organizer, “Art in Environmental Activism”; an international juried exhibit of art from artists of the eight Great Lakes States and Provinces,
St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, MI
Organizer, “The Lengthy Exposure”; a student/faculty exhibit of work from the summer-session class of the same name,
Backdoor Internet Café and Gallery, Port Huron, MI
Taking Control of Your Camera; a five-day workshop for students and area residents,
Southern Illinois University Craft Shop, Carbondale, IL
2003
Organizer, “A Colloquium on Agrarian Evolution”; with guest lectures by Dr. Jane Adams, a regional anthropologist and three-time author, and Bruce Selyem, a widely-published documentarian and president of the Country Grain Elevator Historical Society, Bozeman, MT,
The Paducah Film Society, Paducah, KY
2002
Visiting Artist, a two-day, on-campus seminar
Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
1994
“Translations”, a weekend workshop in Wayne National Forest, OH,
Black Swamp Bird Observatory, Oak Harbor, OH
C. Teaching Interests and Specialties:
Fine art, documentary, and environmental concerns.
Research and aesthetic specializations include visual anthropology, contemporary landscape, multiple imaging, experimental lighting, photojournalism, and stock photography
Technical skills include Photoshop CS, platinum/palladium printmaking, sensitometry (i.e., the Zone System), large format photography, C-printing, Polaroid transfer, Ilfochrome Classic (Cibachrome), hand coloring, stereography, and tri-color processes