Where you work:  Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington, Department of Journalism.

Where you got your Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin.

Current favorite class: I enjoy all of my classes, which include History of U.S. Journalism, Mass Media Ethics, Senior Seminar, Intro to Visual Journalism, and Publications: from Concept to Design.

This summer, I am teaching 2 classes—the history class, in which students do a blog based on their dream team, and the publications class, in which students create a niche magazine—so they are my favorites at the moment!

Current research project: Cultural importance of the Reiman publications, especially Taste of Home and Country Woman, and what they tell us about the enduring resonance of pastoral values in our partisan climate.

Fun fact about yourself: Friends, also from Wisconsin, Suzanne and Hawkins Pingree, moved to San Juan Island and started a distillery, so I got my taster’s license and help them out on occasional weekends. Covid-19 has presented challenges to that activity, for sure. Especially enjoyable—watching the Orcas make their way through Haro Strait and the sunset over Victoria.