I am a doctoral candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.  I completed my Master’s degree in communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 2000.  In pursuing my graduate studies, I have been fortunate to have two exceptional individuals serve as my advisors: at the Annenberg School, Dr. Larry Gross has proven to be a remarkable mentor; and in the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Dr. Lisa Henderson provided extraordinary guidance, encouragement, and inspiration. 

My Master’s thesis has been developed into a book from Haworth Press, Getting It On Online: Cyberspace, Gay Male Sexuality, and Embodied Identity, available through Barnes & Nobles and Amazon.com.  Though exploring some of the larger ontological and epistemological questions raised by online social interaction, the book focuses on the experiences of gay men chatting on IRC (Internet Relay Chat).  To date I have published work in the International Journal of Cultural Studies, Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, and the Electronic Journal of Communication.  In future versions of this site, I will post links to these articles or (where possible) make the articles available for download. 

In general, my research explores the ways individuals living in mass-mediate societies (like the United States) incorporate emerging communication technologies into their negotiation of everyday life.  My work has been informed by poststructuralist thought, queer theory, and scholarship falling under the rubric of cultural studies.  A particularly strong influence on my thought and politics has been the writings of French historian and philosopher, Michel Foucault. 

Beyond academia, I enjoy weight training, mixing my own CDs, and going to the movies.  Why else do you think I elected to do media studies?  I wanted an excuse to go to the movies, watch my favorite TV shows, and chat online all day.