Acedmic biography---for those who are interested.

I joined the Communication Department in the fall of 2008. I decided to remain in my home town to be close to family and friends. I was pleased that I was accepted into the program so that I could continue to be close to my family and enjoy the area’s unique winters.

My undergraduate degree is in philosophy. I graduated from Minnesota State University of Moorhead in 2003. My philosophical specialties are skepticism, solipsism, existentialism with an interest in Zen Buddhism and existential novels. My communication interests have to do with topics related to homosexuality. I am still early in my career so I unable to narrow the topic down but if it has to do with homosexuals and it advances the understanding of gay people, then it is likely that I am interested. I prefer to approach my communication interests using qualitative methods.

This fall I am academically working on a paper that compares and contrasts generational differences between young gay men and older gay men. Personally, I am working on a novel that deals with issues of identity, sexuality, and truth. In addition to be a fulltime graduate student I work a fulltime job as a caregiver to mentally challenged adults and I am a dj at the campus radio station for one hour a week.