Human geographer studying the intersections of information, media, and consumption. Currently working as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University. he/him.
My work critically examines the connections between information technologies, market forces, and consumer subjectivities—and especially the spatial relations which underpin and arise from those connections.
My current research project studies U.S. advertising and media industries and their role in producing markets for attention. This research analyzes various avenues through which industry actors enroll media technologies to conceptualize, measure, and model attentive subjects and spaces of consumption. Prior work investigated experiences of digital well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, asking how users approached their relationships to personal technologies and self-tracking metrics amidst a global pandemic.
These and future research projects are motivated by a concern for the increasing pervasion of networked information technologies and the relations of power and knowledge they enable.
I teach a variety of geographic topics to undergraduates, broadly specializing in (1) geographies of information, media, and digital technologies; (2) geographic information systems and geospatial technologies; and (3) social scientific research methods. My teaching emphasizes the importance of technological fluency and information literacy, preparing students to encounter diverse information systems and data types. Courses I have taught as instructor of record include: