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issues such as digital technology, medicine including radiology and oncology,
sex education, financial
services technology, Web development, auditing, commercial real estate, banking,
and legal issues.
I'm an assistant professor of communication at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. I've taught
visual design,
technical writing, Web design, and English literature and composition, in addition to
literature and technical writing courses for ERAU's online campus.
I have a PhD in
Texts and Technology
and an MA in Creative Writing from the
University of Central Florida.
The dissertation, titled
Green Chairs, Fictional Phalluses, Infiltration, and Love on the Rocks: Medical
Imaging Artifacts Blown Up, is a rhetorical study that explores the artifacts created by
medical imaging technologies, using methodologies adapted from
surrealists, semiologists, and visual artists - particularly
Barthes and
Brecht.
Click
here for a longer explanation, and click here
to read the introduction and first chapter. It's really just about
problem-solving.
Not
long ago, I wrote a screenplay called
Revelations
in Plastic, which I would like to sell. If you
or anyone you know has ties to the entertainment industry, contact me
immediately. In the event that you start a chain of events leading to my
screenplay being purchased for a large, non-refundable figure, I would be
grateful.
My MA thesis is a novella entitled
Foodworld, recently published and
available for an exorbitant price on
Amazon.com. The story addresses fate
versus freewill, and how people use technology and religion in similar ways to
insulate themselves. The underlying problem is an electricity shortage that
correlates with the internal power struggles faced by the characters in their
quest for meaning and fulfillment.
Here are some papers, presentations, and
pictures representing my "research":
Date
created |
Description |
File type |
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1/12/10 |
Essay submitted for consideration to Communication and Critical/Cultural
Studies Journal |
Email me for more information about this submission. |
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1/8/10 |
Essay submitted for consideration to the American Communication Journal |
Email me for more information about this submission. |
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12/30/09 |
Essay submitted for consideration to Creative Nonfiction |
Email me for more information about this submission. |
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12/9/09 |
Proposal entitled "How Digital Text Communication Drives
Scripturience and Desire for Sensation: Lesbian Lies, Love, Vengeance &
Carnal Expression at Terminal Velocity" accepted for Popular & American Culture Associations
annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri March 31-April 3, 2010 |
HTML of proposal... Will open in
Web browser. |
|
10/1/09 |
Paper
entitled "How Digital Text-Based Communication Sent Me Freefalling:
Memoirs of a Gay Brechtian Parachutist"
presented the PCAS ACAS 2009 Conference in Wilmington, North Carolina |
Email me for access to this paper. |
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6/22/09 |
Proposal entitled "The Aesthetics of Medical
Imaging Artifacts: Considering Evil, Insomnia, and the Letter L"
rejected
for Aesthetic Dimension of Visual Culture Conference in Prague October 20-21,
2009 |
HTML of proposal... Will open in
Web browser. |
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6/19/09 |
Proposal
entitled
accepted for paper presentation at the PCAS ACAS 2009 Conference in Wilmington,
North Carolina, October 1-3, 2009 |
HTML of proposal... Will open in
Web browser. |
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6/7/09 |
Foodworld: A Novella. Germany: VDM Verlag, 2009 |
Link to Amazon.com product listing. Synopsis
here. |
5/27/09
|
Peer-refereed journal article.
"The Machinery of Design: Playing with Brecht, the Surrealists, and
Provocative Images." Design Principles & Practices: An
International Journal 3.3 (2009): 165-72 |
PDF ... View PDF file. Article
based on conference paper. See 7/28/08 entry for
proposal. |
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2/17/09 |
Paper entitled "The Machinery of Design: Playing with Brecht, the
Surrealists, and Provocative Images" presented at
Third International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
in Berlin, Germany |
See 5/27/09 article above above. |
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10/16/09 |
Panel presentation at the
FCA
conference, Communication Across the Disciplines, in Gainesville, Florida |
PDF of handout focusing on Environmental
Communication. |
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More ... |
I wrote a booklet about artificial food coloring and children's behavior, in an effort to change school policies about food in the classrooms and lunchrooms:
Chemical Colors, Brain Food & Children's Health.
(The purpose of the booklet is two-fold. One goal is consumer education.
Adults should know the risks that they, and particularly their children, take
when they consume chemicals such as FD&C Yellow #5 and Red #40. The second
objective is to persuade parents, teachers, and school administrators to stop
serving chemically laden food to our children in schools.)
Below are titles and some links to my published articles:
Articles
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Event highlights locally owned restaurants -where we should all be eating
(Hometown News) 11/26/2009
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The Machinery of Design: Playing with Brecht, the Surrealists, and Provocative Images
(Design Principles & Practices: An International Journal) 5/27/2009
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What schools should say about sex - editorial
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 11/28/2008
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Abstinence-only program does not protect children
(Hometown News) 7/25/2008
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Abstinence-only classes in local schools forfeit sex education to religious sermon - editorial
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 5/22/2008
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Senior housing market slower; occupancy, pricing still healthy
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 1/30/2008
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Ryan Companies seeks to close development, sustainability gap with new building practices
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 11/15/2007
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Mixed-use launch depends on communication, community need
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 2/15/2006
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Life after cancer: For Belinda, it's a 'new normal'
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 3/28/2005
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Flying with Kids Hits Turbulance
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 3/23/2005
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TIC popularity growing among 1031 exchange
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 3/15/2005
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Local tenants add flair to centers
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 1/1/2005
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Inside Out
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 11/30/2004
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Breast cancer patient begins chemo
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 10/25/2004
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Getaway for a Change
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 8/26/2004
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Life in Your Hands
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 8/23/2004
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Opinions divided on Volusia retail
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 8/15/2004
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Selecting restaurants for retail centers means knowing the surrounding area
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 8/1/2004
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High hopes, high cost
(Daytona Beach News-Journal) 7/26/2004
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CMBS deliquencies to have negligible impact on capital markets liquidity
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 6/1/2004
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Grocery store solution depends on many factors
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 5/1/2004
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Low rates keep sale-leasebacks growing
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 4/16/2004
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Smoothie Chains find FL retail climate refreshing
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 2/16/2004
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ICSC: Holiday shopping far from disappointing
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 2/1/2004
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Tampa market is sufficient for aspirations of Morin Development
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 1/15/2004
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Drive-in chain sets its focus on Florida
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 1/1/2004
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Proactivity keeps landlords on top of bankruptcy game
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 12/1/2003
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Technology to impact space needs of Florida's law firms
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 7/1/2003
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A Profession in Demand
(Internal Auditor) 6/1/2003
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CMBS to benefit from terror backstop
(Florida Real Estate Journal) 2/1/2003
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