TEACHING EXPERTISE

Nicole teaches classes in media psychology, mass communication, and strategic communication campaign management. She is currently serving as the faculty advisor for Murrow College’s Epic Storytelling in Greece study abroad program. Follow along with Murrow students as they develop strategic communication campaigns for Domaine Dalamara Winery and participate in Murrow’s Backpack Journalism program.

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TEACHING DURING THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Nicole will be teaching Washington State University’s Cougs Vote honors course during the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. She is currently seeking out guest speakers to discuss media framing and agenda setting, political communication ethics, and talking across political divides. Please reach out if you are interested in sharing a guest lecture in Pullman or via Zoom. During the last election, she taught a similar course at Virginia Commonwealth University.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Washington State University

COMHLTH 572: Communicating Health to Specialized Populations (2 section, graduate course)

COMHLTH 570: Health and Behavior Chance (2 section, graduate course)

COMSTRAT 485: PR Management and Campaigns (5 sections, capstone course)

COMSTRAT 475: International Storytelling in Greece (1 section, study abroad faculty director)

COMSTRAT 472: Health Communication (1 section)

COMSTRAT 312: Principles of Public Relations (1 section)

COM 514: Health Communication Campaigns (1 section, graduate course)

COM 479: Youth and the Media (3 sections)

COM 464: Gender and the Media, cross–listed as WOMENST 464 (1 section)

COM 102: Communication in an Information Society (2 sections)

Virginia Commonwealth University

MASC 611: Mass Communication Research Methods (5 sections, graduate course)

MATX 603: Mass Media Theory (2 sections, graduate course)

MASC 493: Fieldwork/Internship (2 advisees)

MASC 492: Independent Study (3 advisees)

MASC 439: Agency (5 sections, capstone course)

MASC 425: Public Relations Research (2 sections)

MASC 337: Strategy (2 sections)

MASC 336: Social Media for Public Relations (1 section)

MASC 333: Media and Technical Writing (2 sections)

HNRS 398: VCU Votes (1 section, honors course) 

[VCU Votes press release: VCU News; press coverage: Washington Post, NBC29, AP, NBC12]


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