SOME AREAS OF SPECIALTY
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Advertising and strategic communication
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Advertising and media history
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Global and comparative advertising and media
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Relationship among advertising, media, culture, and society
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Advertising, media, and social change (especially related to gender)
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Media theory and research methods (humanities and social science perspectives)
TEACHING APPROACH
Based on my experience as a first-generation college graduate who has overcome the challenges of a lifelong hearing disability, my teaching philosophy centers on five principles:
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Engagement
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Transparency
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Inclusion
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Reflexivity
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Empathy
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Nominated for the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Award for the Phi Beta Kappa Northern California Association
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2010-11 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor of the Year Award
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2011-12 Nominee for Outstanding Research Mentor
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Excellent student evaluations: Top ratings across all evaluations on teaching excellence at Duke University; the University of California, Berkeley; American University; and the University of Michigan.
EDWARD TIMKE, PhD
Assistant Professor, Advertising + PR
Michigan State University
Associate Editor, Advertising & Society Quarterly