Where do you work: Ithaca College Journalism Department, in Ithaca, N.Y.

Tell us about your journalism experience: I was a journalist and editor at newspapers in NY and PA for 15 years before transitioning to a career in higher education.

Current favorite class: I really don’t have a favorite. In Investigative Journalism, we are embarking on a podcast project to document homelessness in Ithaca. In Journalism Innovation, we will create grassroots startups to present to the community at the end of the year. And Introduction to Journalism is always a favorite because I’m heartened to hear a new class of student journalists talk about why they are pursuing the field!

Current projects: I’m working on a local news sustainability study, documenting the places where local journalists are working in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions of New York. I’m also working with a student on an independent study of the U.S. media’s historic framing of reproductive rights legislation.

Fun fact: I have a 7-year-old Labrador retriever named Tug McGraw. He is named after the 1960s/70s pitcher for the Mets and Phillies.