Research

Research

I received a Ph.D in Communication from the University of California, San Diego in 2016.

My research focuses on contemporary topics in communications law and political communication. The work that grew out of my dissertation on reputation and privacy in the digital age has appeared in First Amendment Studies, Social Media + Society, Journal of Media Ethics, and Communication Research Trends, and I wrote a book called Reputation Management Online: America’s ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ (Routledge/National Communication Association, 2022). Some other writing on the regulation of internet platforms and content moderation appears in Journal of Communication Inquiry, Journal of Media Law and Ethics, International Journal of Communication, and Communication Law Review. I was fortunate enough to receive the 2022 Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award for this work from the Southern States Communication Association (SSCA).

I am currently working on a historical account of the evolving politics of internet regulation.

Much of my published writing is available in preprint form on my Academia page.

Professional Affiliations and Service

I have been a member of the editorial board of the NCA journal Communication & Democracy since 2019. I am an active participant in the Freedom of Expression Division of NCA and the Freedom of Speech Division of SSCA, for which I serve as Vice Chair and am in charge of planning the conference program.

Over the years, I have presented my work at the conference meetings of a number of organizations. These include the National Communication Association (NCA), International Communication Association (ICA), Southern States Communication Association (SSCA), Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Law and Society Association, Cultural Studies Association, and Policy History Association. I have also presented at topical conferences, such as the “Mediating Change” conference at the University of North Texas (November 2018), the Digital Ethics Symposium at Loyola University in Chicago (November 2018), and the “All Things in Moderation” conference on content moderation at UCLA (December 2017).