He also serves as the director of the Film Studies program and as the Faculty Development Coordinator. Prof. Nichols-Pethick primarily teaches courses in film and media studies, including: Media, Culture & Society (COMM 233), Television Producion (COMM 236), Film & Culture (COMM 237), and Media Criticism (COMM 334). He also frequently teaches the first-year colloquium for the Media Fellows Program. His research interests include media history, media institutions, and genre analysis. He is the author of the book TV Cops: The Contemporary American Television Police Drama (Routledge 2012) as well as several essays on contemporary television.