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My work experience covers a wide range of fields, from teaching to research to software development. Luckily, there has been a lot of overlap between them! As a teacher at the University of Utah, I was appointed to teach web design within the department of communication. As a researcher, I have critically dissected the discourses surrounding various types of software. As a software developer, I have been asked to create tools for data analysis and collection.

Of course, you are probably here for the specifics. Below, you will find a list of my work, all neatly categorized.

Education and Experience

  • Web Software Developer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Maintained the public-facing front-end and developed internal web applications

  • Senior Software Developer Intern, Robert Bosch LLC., Plymouth, MI - Human-machine interfaces, quality assurance, and build and deployment automation.

  • Contract Software Developer, Teach 'Em to Fish Landscaping, Sycamore, IL - Database administration and productivity software development

  • IT Student Worker, Kishwaukee Community College, Malta, IL - Assisted employees in solving general computer problems related to virus protection, software, and networking

  • Top Student Paper, NCA 2020, Games Studies Division – November 2020

  • University of Utah Glassman Fellowship – August 2020

  • Top Four Paper, NCA 2019, Critical and Cultural Studies Division – November 2019

  • Judy Sturgis Hill Legacy of Commitment Award, Eastern Michigan University Forensics Team - 2018

  • Most Valuable Competitor, Eastern Michigan University Forensics Team - 2018

  • Most Valuable Competitor Kishwaukee Community College Speech Team - 2016

  • Kishwaukee College Commencement Address Speaker - 2016

  • Kishwaukee College Honors Research Award - 2016

  • Centering Identity in Political Communication Research. Paper to be presented at the 2022 meeting of the National Communication Association in New Orleans, LA. Authored with: McGregor, Shannon; Coe, Kevin; Saldaña, Magdalena; Griffin, Rachel; Chavez-Yenter, Daniel; Huff, Micah; McDonald, Ashleigh.

  • Decolonial Feminist Storying on the Coquille River: A Digital Humanities Approach to Human and Non-human Communication and Prevention of the Fall Chinook Salmon Extinction. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association – May 2022

  • Characterizing Transgender Agency: A Rhetorical Analysis of Trans Discourse in The Missing. Paper presented virtually at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association – November 2020

  • Antifeminist Code: The Rhetoric of Programming Languages. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD - November 2019

  • Struggling to Identify: A Rhetorical Analysis of Rust. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, Baltimore, MD - November 2019

  • Centering Identity in Political Communication Research. Currently under review in Journal of Communication. Author order as follows: McGregor, Shannon; Coe, Kevin; Saldaña, Magdalena; Griffin, Rachel; Chavez-Yenter, Daniel; Huff, Micah; McDonald, Ashleigh; Smith, Trevor.

  • Decolonial Feminist Storying on the Coquille River: A Digital Humanities Approach to Human and Non-human Communication and Prevention of the Fall Chinook Salmon Extinction. Ashley Cordes first author, Micah Huff second author. Accepted at Feminist Formations. Due for publication in September.

  • Characterizing Transgender Agency: A Rhetorical Analysis of Trans Discourse in The Missing. Currently Under review at Communication, Culture, and Critique.

  • Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Ashley Cordes, University of Utah - Responsible for co-authoring, data collection, and copy-editing.

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Utah - Instructor of Record for Principles of Public Speaking, Analysis of Argument, and Introduction to Web Design.

  • Graduate Speech and Debate Coach, University of Utah - Coach of Informative Speaking, Extemporaneous Speaking, and Poetry Interpretation

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Eastern Michigan University - Instructor of Record for Foundations of Speech Communication.

  • Graduate Speech Coach, Eastern Michigan University - Coach of Persuasive Speaking, Dramatic Interpretation, Poetry Interpretation

  • Master of Arts in Communication - Eastern Michigan University

  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Eastern Michigan University

  • Associate of Science in Computer Science - Kishwaukee Community College

  • Dismantling the Settler Black Box: Combining Indigenous Epistemologies and Explainable AI for Ethical AI Practices. Paper presented at Connection, Creativity, and Circuits: Research and Mixed Media Art in Indigenous Communication, Salt Lake City, Utah – April 2021

  • The Importance of Visual Design: C++ Graphical Libraries for Education. Paper presented at the Kishwaukee College Honors Research Awards, Malta, IL - April 2016