“Theresa is one of those individuals that gets involved and delivers on her commitment. I am constantly impressed with her insights and her willingness to dive in… She is a leader in every sense of the word.”
— Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director of NAMLE, 2015
Theresa is a national leader who has served in a range of notable positions in the fields of digital and media literacy. Theresa’s contributions have been documented across various organizational press releases, including news and awards related to outstanding teaching, exceptional national service, creative media making, and leadership in the advancement of digital and media literacy in higher education. Theresa has served in several high-profile roles nationally including:
- Board Member of the International Council for Media Literacy (2021-present)
- Advisory Board of Mapping Impactful Media Literacy Practices (MML) Project (2020-2021)
- Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Media Literacy Education (2019-Present)
- Member of the Leadership Council of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) (2014-2019)
- Associate Editor for the Journal of Media Literacy Education (2015-2019)
- Board Member of NAMLE (2011-2013)
- Invited scholar at the Winter Symposium on Digital Literacy in Higher Education hosted by the University of Rhode Island, URI (2017)
- Visiting scholar and guest faculty at the Summer Institute in Digital Literacy, hosted by The Media Education Lab at URI (2018)
Selected Awards & Press
First place award: ARS POETICA Juried Exhibition, 2023, Jurors: Joseph Bathanti and Jennie Carlisle, Blowing Rock, NC.
UNC Board of Governors 2022 Teaching Award Winner, School/College Award
2022 Community of Practice Award Reich College of Education– The Creativity Collaborative
AppState’s Online Faculty Experts on Advantages, Challenges of Virtual Classroom (2020)
2019 Outstanding Volunteer Award
National Association for Media Literacy Education
2019 Outstanding Teaching Award Reich College of Education
Invitational Winter Symposium on Digital Literacy in Higher Education (2017)
The Journal of Media Literacy Education (JMLE) Welcomes New Associate Editors (2015)
National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Announces New Board Members and Inaugural Leadership Council (2014)
Photo Credit: John Henson
