Hughes returned to JMU bringing professional and academic experience to the classroom. After receiving a M.S. degree in Television/Radio/Film from Syracuse University, Hughes worked in Time Warner’s New Media division, focused on content creation for interactive television. Following a move to Golden, Colorado, Hughes joined an online training company (Learn2.com) in the capacity of a multimedia producer. After several years of skiing in the Rockies, Hughes relocated to the East Coast and served as a project director for Carney Interactive, an organization dedicated to providing just-in-time training to private and government clients in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2003, Hughes returned to Syracuse University to pursue an advanced degree in communication studies. Her research interests focus specifically on the integration of the Internet into traditional news broadcasts.

Teaching Interests: Multimedia Production, Web design

Research/Creative Activities: TV News and the Internet, News audiences, Uses of Online Learning