Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Shannan conducts research in the area of new media, pedagogy, rhetorical criticism, film studies, and visual communication. He has presented his research at national, internatinal and regional conferences including the National Communication Association, Eastern, Southern, and Central States Communication Associations, the New Media Consortium, and SXSWedu. In 2010 he was invited to present his work on visualization at the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Report general meeting. He has co-authored two book chapters and published several journal articles with his colleague, Dr. Corinne Weisgerber.