Relevant Coursework
First Year: 2005-2006
| Course | Product |
| Bible, Culture, Community | "The Relationship of Sport and Religion" |
| Writing to Change the World | "Fair-Weather Fans |
| Writing to Change the World | "From 'Student-Athlete' to Criminal-Athlete" |
| Writing to Change the World | Poem: "Our Game" |
| Writing to Change the World | "Steroids in Baseball: Who Cares?" |
| Writing to Change the World | "The Man Behind the Mic" |
| Writing to Change the World | "Time to Clean up Our National Pasttime" |
Sophomore: 2006-2007
| Course | Product |
| Sports in Society | "Youth Sports" |
| Sports in Society | "Feminitity and Sports" |
| Psychology of Personality | "Youth Sports and Personality" |
| Creative Writing: Non-Fiction | "UCLA & I"* |
| Creative Writing: Non-Fiction | "On Memory"* |
* These are password-protected documents.
Junior: 2007-2008
| Course | Product |
| American Studies | "The NFL in Real-Time?" |
| American Studies | "Our National Pastime: Baseball as a Cultural Icon" |
| Race & Class in American Culture | "Race Representation in Sport: A Hollywood Glipse" |
| Race & Class in American Culture | "Satchel Paige and the Shadows of the Negro Leagues" |
| Mass Media | Midterm |
| Mass Media | "Media and Children: The Changing Landscape" |
| Creative Writing: Fiction & Poetry | Short Story: "Something Out of Nothing" |
| Sport Ethics | Reaction Paper 1: "The Swimsuit Issue" |
| Sport Ethics | Reaction Paper 2: "Work or Play?" |
| Sport Ethics | Reaction Paper 3: "Sportsmanship" |
| Sport Ethics | Final Paper: "Sport as Right of Privilege?" |
| American Studies Internship | Final Internship Reflection (Timberwolves) |
| Creative Writing: Fiction & Poetry | Short Story: "Something Out of Nothing" Revision for Final Exam |
Senior: 2008-2009
| Course | Product |
| Jesus in Scripture & Tradition | Paul's Letters: Athletic Metaphors for Sport Today |
| Jesus in Scripture & Tradition | Sport as Religion: An Overused and Overanalyzed Metaphor |
| Economics of Sports* | Can Small Smarket Teams Compete? |
| Economics of Sports* | Discrimination Against African American Coaches in the NFL |
| American Studies Indepedent Research | New Sports Media: Do Fans Win in Today's Coverage of Our Games? |
| Media Studies Internship | Final Internship Reflection (KFAN) |
*This course was taken at Carleton College.