Currently Teaching:
PRLS 260: Public Relations Principles at Gonzaga University as an Underrepresented (URM) Postdoctoral Fellow & Lecturer in the Integrated Media Department
2 Sections of PRLS 260
Christina is teaching 2 sections this fall with approximately 12 students per section.
Course Goals
In this class, Christina is teaching the key concepts, theories, and terminology to introduce students to public relations.
Guest Speakers Galore
Over the course of the fall 2025 semester, 10 professionals in public relations spaces will be visiting with students to share their journey in PR and teach students about PR in an interactive, discussion-based way.
Previous Teaching Experiences
I began my teaching journey back in the fall of 2019 and have grown tremendously over the years! I have taught face-to-face, hybrid, online synchronously, and online asynchronously. Teaching is my greatest passion and I am grateful to have had so many wonderful opportunities to diversify myself as an educator.
MUS 444: Assistant Section Leader of the Cougar Marching Band
August 2024 - December 2024
Responsible for overseeing musical growth and marching fundamental techniques among the tenor saxophone section of the CMB. The band rehearses 3-4 days a week for roughly 2 hours and game days typically are 10+ hour commitments.
JAMM 464: Women in the Media
August 2024 - December 2024
Teaching a hybrid course to 9 students at the UI campus focused on teaching students about the roles women have in media behind the camera and infront of the camera.
COM 464: Gender & the Media
August 2024 - December 2024
Teaching an asynchronous, online version of the course to 45 students through the WSU global campus
about the role gender plays in media.
Teaching Experiences 2023-2024
1
COM 105: Communication in Global Contexts
May 2024 - June 2024: Taught an accelerated, six-week, asynchronous course to students in the WSU global campus. Curriculum was focused on introductory level communication skills in various cultural, strategic, and social media contexts.
2
JAMM 365: Trends in Social Media
January 2024 - May 2024: Taught a hybrid version of this course, which fulfilled requirements for University of Idaho students seeking to complete a social media management certificate.
3
COM 479: Youth &
the Media
August 2023 - May 2024: Taught the first face-to-face version of this course for 2 semesters. Students learned about theories and effects of media on youth development across the lifespan.
Teaching Experiences Continued
COM 102: Lab Instructor & Instructor of Record (2023)
2019 - 2021, 2023: Depending on the semester, I have ran anywhere from 1 to 4 lab sections where I work with 25 to 100 students each semester to learn the fundamentals to public speaking, interpersonal communication, and professionalism.
COM 102: Graduate Assistant Course Director
August 2021 - December 2022: For a year and a half, I was responsible for leading one mass lecture of approximately 150 students in addition to individual lab sections. I also created weekly lesson plans for graduate students and faculty. My role also consisted of supporting graduate students new to teaching the course.
Cougs Rise: Designer of Course & Instructor
July 16, 2022 - July 29, 2022: I had the opportunity to teach a college transition program course to first-generation and/or low income students. I not only designed the course from scratch, but I also was able to teach content on intercultural communication, interpersonal communication, and professional communication to help students succeed as they transitioned from high school to college/university settings.