Senior Lecturer of Advertising Education Course Specialties Background Peter S. Sheldon started his creative career as a copywriter in Chicago and ended up as a creative director in Richmond, Virginia. Most of the agencies he worked at along the way no longer exist, although he insists that this is not entirely his fault. His creative […]
Professor of Advertising Education Affiliations Course Specialties Sar has taught a variety of small and large-lecture courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels: Background Sar is an advertising professor. His teaching and research area concentrate on affect, advertising and consumer behavior. He is a senior associate editor of the International Journal of Advertising. He was Head […]
Associate Professor of Advertising Education Affiliations Course Specialties Background Dr. Oh is an interdisciplinary researcher, teacher, and consultant for societal- and individual-levels of wellbeing via innovative communications and media strategies. Her research investigates the realms of emerging media effects and scrutinizes the dissemination of health and risk misinformation. She explores how digital technologies can be […]
Professor of Media & Cinema StudiesDirector of the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies Education Affiliations Course Specialties Awards Research and Creative Endeavor Books: The Empire of Effects: Industrial Light and Magic and the Rendering of Realism (University of Texas Press, 2022). Plastic Reality: Special Effects, Technology, and the Emergence of 1970s Blockbuster Aesthetics (Columbia […]
Department Head of AdvertisingProfessor of Advertising Education Affiliations Course Specialties Nelson has taught a variety of small and large-lecture courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Graduate Courses Background Nelson studies and teaches advertising and consumer research. She has published nearly 70 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. She is associate editor of the International Journal […]
Senior Lecturer of Advertising Education Background Shachar teaches advertising strategy, creativity and campaigns. His primary focus is The Sandage Project, our program’s capstone course that all seniors take before graduating. Before life as a lecturer, Shachar worked for 12 years as a creative director, brand strategist and copywriter in Chicago. His clients included Boeing, Johnson […]
Associate Professor of Media & Cinema Studies Education Affiliations Course Specialties Background My research explores the history of film style and craft, Franco-American cinema and its transnational intersections, the musical genre, movement and the body on screen, the relationship between dance and film history, methods for movement analysis, and videographic criticism. My first book, Storytelling […]
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Professor of AdvertisingAssociate Head of Graduate Studies Education Affiliations Course Specialties Background Dr. Ham joined Charles H. Sandage Department of Advertising in 2010 as a tenure-track faculty. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Ham worked in the advertising industry for ten years as an account executive, account planner, and Internet marketing consultant at LG AD (HS […]
Senior Lecturer of Advertising Education Affiliations Course Specialties Background Steve currently teaches the Introduction to Advertising course, a Weston Exploration Freshman Discovery advertising class and special topic Advertising Campaign courses with national and global client brands. Steve is the faculty advisor for the largest American Advertising Federation (AAF) student chapter in the country, NSAC advisor, and […]