She specializes in media literacy education, instructional technology, and multimedia production and teaches a range of face-to-face and online courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs within Media Studies and Teacher Education. Theresa earned her M.A. in Educational Media with a concentration in Media Literacy at Appalachian State University and her Ed.D in Curriculum and Teaching with a concentration in Educational Media & Technology at Boston University. Her research focuses on pedagogy in teaching and learning with, through, and about media and technology and on how media and communication technologies impact the nature of literacy, fluency, productivity, and citizenship in today's digital world.