Teachings

As part of The Daily Iowan's 2023 purchase of local newspapers in nearby Solon and Mount Vernon/Lisbon, this experiential class serves as a hands-on sports newsroom, where students cover high school sports in each of these communities through feature stories, game coverage, social media content and photography.

Created in 2023, this popular class bringing Iowa students to Chicago for four days to listen, learn and interact with sports media professionals from The Big Ten Network, the Marquee Network, the Chicago Wolves, the Chicago Bulls, ESPN Radio and others for a hands-on real-world sports media experience.

Along with Shannon Scovel (Tennessee), Nicole Kraft (Ohio State) and Steve Fox (UMass), hosted a panel at the World Journalism Educator's Conference highlighting the art of teaching sports reporting "beyond the scoreboard," exploring the compelling and often complex stories that exist outside the lines of competition and how today's students should approach such stories.

More Than A Moment: Elevating the Game with Iowa Women's Basketball
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As Caitlin Clark chased immortality in her final Iowa season, The Daily Iowan and Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication produced an all-access 239-page photo chronicling the story of a team women's basketball will never forget. I served as a writer and editor on the project, including soliciting guest essays from prominent women's sports voices like Billie Jean-King.