Teaching

 European FEDER funded Invited Lecturer, 2015
Selfies in Celebrity Activism: Persona in Celebrity Photography and Social Justice
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
– Theoretical perspectives on celebrities, persona, authenticity, and activism
– Pedagogical and ethical questions on the use of social media in celebrity activism

Guest Lecturer, 2013
Celebrity Activism: Performance and Politics of Authenticity in Social Justice Movements
University of Toronto, Canada
– Theoretical perspectives on celebrities, journalism, media, and communication
– Ethical issues and moral questions on understanding celebrity activism in social justice

Guest Lecturer, 2013
Fame of Art / Art of Fame: Aesthetics and Identity in Celebrity Culture
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
– Theoretical perspectives on celebrities, journalism, media and communication
– Introduction to ethical issues and moral questions on identity in humanities and social sciences

Research Associate, 2009
Assistant Professor Louis Massey
Department of Computer Science
Royal Military College, Canada
– Performing literature survey of academic work on social impacts of Web 2.0
– Creating and maintaining an annotated bibliography
– Writing and contributing papers for refereed journals and conferences in humanities and science

Course Director and Lecturer, 2009 – 2008
NET 25 Internet Media Business
Department of Internet Studies, Department of Media and Information
Curtin University, Australia
– Analysis of Internet business models, online media products, content providers and consumers
– Applied projects of online business plans and assessments of security, legal and ethical issues
– Online teaching, administering students, developing course outline and curriculum, grading
assignments, calculating grades, and management of WebCT

Lecturer, 2009 – 2008
NET 103 The Internet: A Socio-Cultural Introduction
Diploma of Mass Communication, Curtin International College
Curtin University, Australia
– Critical studies of Internet as a social technology in conceptual and applied frameworks
– Lecturing, administering students, developing course outline and curriculum, grading assignments,
presentations, research paper, calculating grades and management of course site

Lecturer, 2009 – 2008
NET 103 and 503 The Internet: A Socio-Cultural Introduction
Program of Internet Studies, Department of Media and Information
Curtin University, Australia
– Critical studies of Internet as a social technology in conceptual and applied frameworks
– Teaching graduate and honours students; designing lectures, and developing course material,
grading assignments, presentations, research paper, calculating grades and management of WebCT

Research Assistant, 2007
Professor Samir Chatterjee
Curtin Business School, School of Management
Curtin University, Australia
– Editing and proofreading journal article on philosophy and human resource management
– Development of precision, analytical structure, relevance, and coherence

Sessional Instructor, 2006
MCI 112 Critical Communication: Methods and Analyses
Department of Media and Information
Curtin University, Australia
– Critical analysis of media texts, discourses, institutions, and visual representation
– Teaching university students; lecturing and developing course material, grading regular assignments,
presentations, major research paper, calculating grades and management of WebCT

Sessional Instructor, 2006
MCI 101 Research and Research Presentation
Department of Media and Information
Curtin University, Australia
– Research methods, critical thinking, analysis, and presentation
– Teaching university students; lecturing and developing course material, grading regular assignments,
presentations, major research paper, exams, calculating grades and management of WebCT

Sessional Instructor, 2006
CCT 307 Language, Interaction and Society
Department of Communication, Culture, and Information Technology
Institute of Communication and Culture, University of Toronto, Canada
– Discourse analysis, human communication, embodied interaction in society
– Teaching university students, lecturing and developing course material, administering exam questions
and major research paper, grading, holding regular office hours, and invigilating examinations;
calculating grades; application of scantron technology and administration of course site

Research Assistant / Administrative Support Officer, 2006
Professor Jon Stratton
Department of Communication and Cultural Studies
Curtin University, Australia
– Digital publishing of the Australian Journal of Cultural Studies
– Data capture, Optical Character Recognition, document management, text-conversion
– Web content development, designing and digital publishing

Sessional Instructor, 2006 – 2004
CCT 101 Contemporary Communications Technology
Department of Communication, Culture, and Information Technology
Institute of Communication and Culture, University of Toronto, Canada
– Theory, research, and critical analysis of radio, television, film, advertisement, and Internet
– Teaching university students, grading papers, exercises, and examinations,
holding bi-weekly workshops on computer technologies, holding regular office hours,
and invigilating, examinations; instructional and communication application of WebCT

Sessional Instructor, 2005 – 2003
CCT 100 Contemporary Communications Technology
Department of Communication, Culture, and Information Technology
Institute of Communication and Culture, University of Toronto, Canada
– Introduction to Communication Studies in historical and contemporary contexts
– Teaching university students, grading papers, exercises, and examinations,
holding bi-weekly workshops on computer technologies, holding regular office hours,
and invigilating, examinations; instructional and communication application of WebCT

Sessional Instructor, 2005
MKT 423 Marketing Research
Faculty of Business Management
Ryerson University, Canada
– Principles, concepts, and research methods in marketing and communication strategies
– Teaching university students, marking papers and examinations, holding office hours,
invigilating examinations; course administration and management, marks tabulation, grade
management on Blackboard software; plagiarism check on Turninitin

Guest Lecturer, 2005
‘The Knowledge of Multiculturalism and Technological Media in Canada’ in Digital Storytelling
Centre for Media and Culture in Education, Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (SESE)
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Canada (January 14, 2005)
-Theory and analysis of contemporary communication and multiculturalism
-Knowledge and policies of communication media and culture in a Canadian context

Sessional Instructor, 2004
VCC 306 Gender and Visual Representation
Department of Visual Culture and Communication, Centre for Visual and Media Culture
Institute of Communication and Culture, University of Toronto, Canada
-Feminist theory, psychoanalysis, visual methodologies, and gender representation in visual arts,
print and broadcast media, and advertisements
-Teaching practicals and conducting lab demonstrations, grading papers, projects, and
examinations, and invigilating final examination; instructional application of WebCT

Guest Lecturer, 2004
Postfeminist Role Models in Cyberspace
Department of Visual Culture and Communication, Centre for Visual and Media Culture
Institute of Communication and Culture, University of Toronto, Canada (March 29, 2004)
-Theory and analysis of gender representations in technological culture
-Feminist epistemology and post-structuralism in contemporary visual culture and media

Research Assistant, 2004
Professor Ratiba Hadj-Moussa
Department of Sociology, York University, Canada
-Assisting post-doctoral research on Canadian media and gender
-Transcription, writing, and editing of surveys with qualitative research methods