B I O G R A P H Y
My academic training was influenced by
vibrant minds and beautiful locations.
This ranged from an undergraduate
degree in History from BYU-Hawaii (2007)
to both MA and PhD degrees in
German and Film Studies from
Berkeley (2008, 2015) under the
mentorship of Anton Kaes. I also
benefited from archival research
as a visiting Fulbright Scholar
in Berlin for a year
(Freie Universität, 2012-2013),
hosted by Gertrud Koch.
My work involves historical and
theoretical approaches to
analyzing film and media.
I am particularly
interested in the ability of media
to shape and create historical and
religious experience.
With native Hawaiian roots in the
island of Oahu, I am currently
and happily
an assistant professor
in communication, media, and culture
at Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
L I N G U I S T I C A B I L I T Y
-Fluent in German and English
-Reading comprehension in Yiddish,
Modern Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew,
and Middle High German.
My academic training was influenced by
vibrant minds and beautiful locations.
This ranged from an undergraduate
degree in History from BYU-Hawaii (2007)
to both MA and PhD degrees in
German and Film Studies from
Berkeley (2008, 2015) under the
mentorship of Anton Kaes. I also
benefited from archival research
as a visiting Fulbright Scholar
in Berlin for a year
(Freie Universität, 2012-2013),
hosted by Gertrud Koch.
My work involves historical and
theoretical approaches to
analyzing film and media.
I am particularly
interested in the ability of media
to shape and create historical and
religious experience.
With native Hawaiian roots in the
island of Oahu, I am currently
and happily
an assistant professor
in communication, media, and culture
at Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
L I N G U I S T I C A B I L I T Y
-Fluent in German and English
-Reading comprehension in Yiddish,
Modern Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew,
and Middle High German.
C U R R E N T L Y T E A C H I N G
-Intro to Cultural Theory COMM251
-Theory and Method in Media Studies COMM360
-Cinema and the City FILM365r
-Saints and Cinema FILM365r
-Internet and Society COMM301
-Political Communication COMM410
-Intro to Cultural Theory COMM251
-Theory and Method in Media Studies COMM360
-Cinema and the City FILM365r
-Saints and Cinema FILM365r
-Internet and Society COMM301
-Political Communication COMM410
R E S E A R C H
German media theory - film studies - Mormon studies - media archaeology - historiography
German media theory - film studies - Mormon studies - media archaeology - historiography
