Field Studies

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​Camino de Santiago
In May and June 2019 I worked with five students and two of our professional staff to cover BYU Spanish language majors on the Camino de Santiago. This was a student-mentored project, meaning we worked alongside the students, all of us contributing. My collaborators included: Alan Neves, an accomplished videographer and drone pilot who teaches video shooting and editing; and Melissa Gibbs, an experienced producer who supervises our daily student-produced television newscast. Melissa covered the first week, starting in Pamplona; Alan came for the last week, flying his drone west from Pamplona; I got to stay for a month. When Alan arrived I got to walk the last six days (82 miles). Our talented and hard-working students who helped produced this were: Angela Cava, Tre Harris, Natasha Ramirez, Madeleine Reber, and Danielle Wardinsky. In 2020, the Broadcast Education Association recognized the film with an Award of Excellence in the Faculty Film and Video competition (Mixed/Pedagogical category).
New York City 
In Spring 2016, I directed the School of Communications inaugural New York Field Experience. Twenty students participated, completing classes in Backpack Journalism and Media History.
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​Study Abroad
In Spring 2018, I helped lead a study abroad in Spain and Portugal. Ten journalism students reported on Spanish culture, BYU study abroad programs, and the Camino de Santiago.