Brant Burkey is an assistant professor of communications at California State University Dominquez Hills. He earned his Ph.D. in media studies, with a certificate in new media and culture, and his master's degree in communication studies from the University of Oregon. Dr. Burkey's research focuses on digital practices in journalism, cultural heritage, digital humanities, and social media. Prior to teaching at CSU Dominguez Hills, he worked for more than 10 years as a professional journalist for a variety of news, education, lifestyle, and business publications, was a high school teacher of social sciences and journalism for eight years, and has lectured at the University of Oregon and CSU Long Beach.