He received his doctoral degree from Arizona. He is also the coordinator of Norwegian programs. He teaches the basic course in communication, as well as "Communication Research," "Public Relations," "Persuasion," "Mass Media Effects," "Persuasive Campaigns," and "International Communication." He is a Fulbright Scholar whose research interests are in international media coverage of political and environmental issues, as well as the role of late-night television comedy in the political process. He recently received Augustana’s Jane Zaloudek Research Fellowship Award for work on Norwegian/German media coverage of the U.S. Presidential election. He is the campus advisor for the PRSSA (PR Student Society of America) chapter and has led several International PR courses in Europe.