{"id":38,"date":"2021-09-27T16:50:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T16:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/faculty-and-staff\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T16:40:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T20:40:17","slug":"faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism &amp; Creative Media Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Journalism &amp; Creative Media Programs Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/majors-minors\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Programs<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/creative-media-entertainment\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Creative Media &#038; Entertainment Major &#038; Minor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/journalism-major-minor\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Journalism Major &#038; Minor<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/critical-communication-media\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Critical Communication and Media Studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/music-industry-studies\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Music Industry Studies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/sports-media\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Sports Media<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/esports-communication\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Esports Communication<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/communication\/journalism-creative-media\/faculty-and-staff\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty &#038; Staff<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-journalism-amp-creative-media-faculty-amp-staff\">Journalism &amp; Creative Media Faculty &amp; Staff <\/h1>\n\n\n<section id=\"block_directory_69ee258541bd2\" class=\"directory vertical\"><div class=\"directory-cards directory-cards-vertical\"><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Lee Farquhar <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/lfarquha-qitT1hEiLaw64N2F_YTXv-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Lee Farquhar' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Professor &#8211; Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Me<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-3280'>317-940-3280<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:lfarquha@butler.edu'>lfarquha@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-lfarquha'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-lfarquha'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Lee Farquhar\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-lfarquha' role='region' aria-labledby='person-lfarquha' hidden><p><p>Dr. Lee Farquhar is an associate professor of Journalism and Sports Media. In total, he has been teaching multimedia storytelling and sports media courses for over 10 years.&nbsp;His professional experience is primarily in radio and television broadcasting. He has also worked as a freelance videographer, shooting video for Kansas State University and MTV.&nbsp;His research combines social media and social psychological theories. He current research focuses on social media use and the impact on how users view themselves and others.<br>\n<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-lfarquha --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Cutler Armstrong <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/csarmstr-41NYo8oIM.jpg' alt='Headshot of Cutler Armstrong' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Senior Lecturer &#8211; Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Media<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-5976'>317-940-5976<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:csarmstr@butler.edu'>csarmstr@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Michael Aronson <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/maronson-NJHIyk9jR.jpeg' alt='Headshot of Michael Aronson' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Lecturer Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Media<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-5973'>317-940-5973<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:maronson@butler.edu'>maronson@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-maronson'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-maronson'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Michael Aronson\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-maronson' role='region' aria-labledby='person-maronson' hidden><p><p><strong>Michael Aronson&nbsp;<\/strong>joined&nbsp;The Compass Center as Jewish Life Advisor in April 2023 during a Future Faculty Teaching Fellowship year at Butler University&#8217;s College of Communication.&nbsp;Michael holds&nbsp;a master\u2019s degree in Jewish Studies from Hebrew College in Newton Center, Massachusetts, and is working towards his doctorate in Media Studies at Indiana University-Bloomington. Michael serves the Jewish community at Butler by channeling his passions for living in community, Jewish learning, adult education&nbsp;and pluralism towards helping The Compass Center create an inclusive and loving environment for all people at Butler.&nbsp;<br>\n<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-maronson --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Cynthia Chen <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/api-profiles\/wchen-NkIHO3F6u.jpg' alt='Headshot of Cynthia Chen' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Associate Professor of Sports Media<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-2032'>317-940-2032<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:wchen@butler.edu'>wchen@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-wchen'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-wchen'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Cynthia Chen\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-wchen' role='region' aria-labledby='person-wchen' hidden><p><p>Cynthia (Weiyue) Chen mostly teaches Media Entrepreneurship and Media Audience Analytics for CCOM students. Prior to Butler, she has taught Introduction to Business News, Digital Analytics, and Media Management. Her research is published in flagship journals in the field: Journalism, Journalism Studies, and The International Journal of Press\/Politics, etc. During her doctoral studies, Chen&#8217;s first lead-author project on <a href=\"https:\/\/americanpressinstitute.org\/people-pay-for-news-that-reinforces-their-social-identities\/\/\">paying for news<\/a> was featured by the American Press Institute.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p>Chen earned her Ph.D. in Information and Media from Michigan State University with a concentration in the media business. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Nankai University and an M. A. in Journalism and Communication (Hon.) from Tsinghua University in China. Outside of work, she organizes social events for international students at MSU, follows cute puppy pictures and sarcastic memes on Instagram, and enjoys hiking in the woods.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=lSB6On8AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Google Scholar Page<\/a><\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-wchen --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Mary Duffer <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/mduffer-EljgwPTqHjacfKVfFUU9g-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Mary Duffer' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Administrative Specialist<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-5962'>317-940-5962<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:mduffer@butler.edu'>mduffer@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/mgeertse-YrW60v6QIgD7E6dGB6ggN-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Professor &#8211; Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Media<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-6047'>317-940-6047<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:mgeertse@butler.edu'>mgeertse@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-mgeertse'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-mgeertse'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-mgeertse' role='region' aria-labledby='person-mgeertse' hidden><p><p>Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh is a Professor of Journalism and Director of Graduate Studies in the College of Communication. &nbsp;Her textbook, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Journalism-and-Gender-Global-Perspectives\/Geertsema-Sligh\/p\/book\/9781032662701?srsltid=AfmBOorX4lueCqg9OT5wBAVz1fl8uXafn7Y81JnaJquuTYCS1BaCROYV\">Journalism and Gender: Global Perspectives<\/a>,&#8221; with Routledge, was published in August 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She held the Richard M. Fairbanks endowed chair from 2018 to 2024 and served as Interim Dean from April 2021 to December 2022. Before her appointment as Interim Dean, Dr. Geertsema-Sligh served as Director of the Eugene S. Pulliam School of Journalism and Creative Media for five years. She joined Butler University in 2005 and has taught classes in news writing, gender and news, and global media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Geertsema-Sligh holds a doctorate in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin, a master\u2019s degree in Communication from Washington State University, and a bachelor\u2019s degree in Mass Communication from North-West University in South Africa. She is a past chair of the International Communication Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and a past co-chair of the Gender and Communication section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research. Her research has been published in several leading academic journals. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.margarethageertsemasligh.com\/\">www.margarethageertsemasligh.com<\/a> &nbsp;for more information.&nbsp;<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-mgeertse --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Eric Hahn <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/ehahn1-4cA5Np9vJCISxfpreA4cs-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Eric Hahn' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Assistant Professor Creative Media and Entertainment<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-5809'>317-940-5809<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:ehahn1@butler.edu'>ehahn1@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-ehahn1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-ehahn1'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Eric Hahn\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-ehahn1' role='region' aria-labledby='person-ehahn1' hidden><p><p>Eric Hahn is an assistant professor of Creative Media and Entertainment at Butler University. In addition to teaching, Eric works in film production and post-production, primarily as a colorist and editor. He has worked on multiple award-winning films, including Night School (Dir. Cohn, 2016), the 2021 SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner Lily Topples the World (Dir. Jeremy Workman), and the Academy Award shortlisted documentary Deciding Vote (Dir. Lyons &amp; Workman, 2023). His research has appeared in The Journal of Popular Culture, Flow, The Routledge Handbook of Remix Studies, and In Media Res. Eric holds a PhD in Visual Studies from the University of California, Irvine, along with a BA and MA in Cinema Studies from SUNY Purchase and New York University respectively. &nbsp;<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-ehahn1 --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Mark Harris <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/mharris-B__jb8zsjiPUmJ0PT4teS-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Mark Harris' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Technical Services Coordinator<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:317-940-5977'>317-940-5977<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:mharris@butler.edu'>mharris@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-mharris'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-mharris'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Mark Harris\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-mharris' role='region' aria-labledby='person-mharris' hidden><p><p>Mark Harris has been a staff member at Butler University for over 31 years. During that span, he has served as the Music Director for WAJC-FM, Operations Director for WTBU and most recently as the Technical Services Coordinator for the College of Communication, acting as a liasion to Facilities and IT. He is responsible for overseeing studios and facilities, camera checkout and major projects for the college and Fairbanks Center.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A Butler alum, Mark has a wide array of expertise ranging from radio and television broadcasting, audio production, video production, editing, audio mixing, studio and remote recording, and systems and studio design. Mark has a Masters of Science in Music Technology from IUPUI in Indianapolis and is an adjunct instructor in the Music Industry Studies program of the Department of Entertainment Media and Journalism. Mark has taught MI 109 Survey of the Music Industry, MI 201 Audio Production and MI 353 Audio for Video in addition to supervising audio lab experiences in remote recording for SJCM.&nbsp;<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-mharris --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Kiersten Houser <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/khouser-xZLOFxB17NagplkjPbbkH-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Kiersten Houser' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Lecturer in the the Creative Media and Entertainment Major<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:'><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:khouser@butler.edu'>khouser@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-khouser'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-khouser'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Kiersten Houser\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-khouser' role='region' aria-labledby='person-khouser' hidden><p><h4>Kiersten Houser is an educator and multi-modal filmmaker with over a decade of experience in directing, producing, writing, cinematography, acting, and editing. Her work, which focuses on diverse, character-driven stories, has earned awards such as Best Experimental Film and Best Suspense Film, along with PBS NC\u2019s Reel South Award, given annually to a standout North Carolina documentary filmmaker\/project. In non-directorial roles such as the Assistant Director &amp; Script Supervisor for <em>Pooja, Sir <\/em>(Rauniyar, 2024), her crew works have screened at prominent, competitive international venues such as the Venice Film Festival.<\/h4>\n<h4>In addition to her filmmaking, Houser has received recognition for her teaching, including Gaston County Schools\u2019 <em>Star Teacher Award<\/em> and UNCW\u2019s <em>Teaching Assistantship Award<\/em>. In 2023, she produced the first horror film anthology series for undergraduate students, encouraging them to explore their personal fears through film. The work, called <em>FEARS Anthology<\/em>, continues in annual installments with students in production courses. Her future work will focus on socially engaged horror films and documentaries addressing issues such as identity, loss &amp; grief.<\/h4><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-khouser --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Tatsiana Karaliova <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/tkaralio-vR6EIbVvBUaSV7QX2rjan-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Tatsiana Karaliova' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:'><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:tkaralio@butler.edu'>tkaralio@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-tkaralio'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-tkaralio'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Tatsiana Karaliova\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-tkaralio' role='region' aria-labledby='person-tkaralio' hidden><p><p>Dr. Karaliova is Associate Professor of journalism who teaches a variety of courses on reporting and writing, multimedia journalism, global media, investigative journalism, as well as courses on innovative technology in storytelling, such as drone journalism and 360 video. She also serves as faculty adviser for the student newspaper, The Butler Collegian.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Karaliova has professional background in journalism and received her graduate degrees in journalism at University of Arkansas at Little Rock (M.A.) and University of Missouri (Ph.D.). &nbsp;Her research is focused on journalism studies, journalism and democracy, media sociology, and mass media systems around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Courses Dr. Karaliova teaches at Butler University:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;JR 112 Introduction to News Reporting &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>JR 210 Reporting and Writing &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>JR 215 Innovative Journalism: Tools and Approaches&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>JR 310 Investigative Journalism &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>JR 311 Drone Journalism &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>JR 312 Multimedia Journalism &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>JR 412 In-Depth Journalism (capstone)<\/p>\n<p>JR 417 Global Media &nbsp;<\/p><\/p><\/div> <!-- #acc-tkaralio --><\/div> <!-- #accordion-group --><\/div> <!-- .directory__card --><div class='directory__card'><div class='directory__cardName'>Peter Matsoukas <\/div><div class='directory__cardImage'><img class='directory__cardImg' src='https:\/\/cdn-dev.butler.edu\/pmatsoukas-dZkrty4nFFAhyeYogO1zQ-photo.jpg' alt='Headshot of Peter Matsoukas' \/><\/div><div class=\"directory__cardContent\"><div class=\"directory__cardTitle\"><strong>Lecturer, Creative Media and Entertainment<\/strong><\/div><div class='directory__cardPhone'><a href='tel:'><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardEmail'><a href='mailto:pmatsoukas@butler.edu'>pmatsoukas@butler.edu<\/a><\/div><\/div><div id='accordion-group' class='accordion'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='person-pmatsoukas'\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype='button' class='button-link-right directory__cardMoreButton accordion-trigger'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls='acc-pmatsoukas'\n\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false' >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About Peter Matsoukas\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='directory__cardBio accordion-panel' id='acc-pmatsoukas' role='region' aria-labledby='person-pmatsoukas' hidden><p><blockquote>Peter Matsoukas is a writer, producer &amp; director of narrative and documentary film. 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His courses both past and present include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Current Courses:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SPM 405 &#8211; Sports Newsroom | JR 411 &#8211; Multimedia Newsroom | SPM 320 &#8211; Live Sports Production | JR 312 &#8211; Multimedia Journalism | SPM 130 &#8211; Sports Production Lab<\/p>\n<p>Summer Courses:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SPM 335 &#8211; NIL in College Sports | SPM 101 &#8211; Introduction to Sports Media | JR 112 &#8211; Intro to Multimedia Journalism | JR 312 &#8211; Multimedia Journalism&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Past Courses:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SPM 120 &#8211; Intro to Sports Production | SPM 220 &#8211; Sports Shooting and Editing&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Also on campus Nick is the General Manager of Butler Sports Live . This production group services home broadcasts for Butler Atheltics including Football, Women&#8217;s Soccer, Men&#8217;s Soccer, Volleyball, Women&#8217;s Basketball, Baseball, Softball and Women&#8217;s Lacrosse for the Big East Digital Network . Nick is in charge of managing broadcasts, hiring crew and talent and overseeing productions. He hires both freelance broadcast professionals and current Butler students to the broadcast team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nick moved into education in 2017 after nearly a decade in sports and news broadcasting. Fittingly, his television broadcasting career started in Hinkle Fieldhouse with WISH-TV broadcasts of Butler Basketball games. He produced news in Austin, Texas with KXAN (NBC) where he won two TX AP Broadcasting Awards. He then worked in Chicago, Illinois with NBC 5 and won an Emmy Award with CBS 2 in 2014. He moved back to Indianapolis as Executive Producer for CBS 4 and relaunched the station as the CBS affiliate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nick holds a M.A. in Applied Communication and a B.S. in Sports Communication &#8211; Broadcast from Indiana University. 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