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Roxanne O’Connell, Ph.D., is a retired Professor of Communication specializing on Visual Communication and Media Ecology. She is a writer, artist and plantswoman. She is also a singer, photographer, and designer. Her professional life “danced at the crossroads” between visual media, media ecology, ethnography and music. She is the editor of Teaching with Multimedia: Pedagogy in the Websphere (Hampton Press) and the author of Visualizing Culture: Analyzing the Cultural Aesthetics of the Web (Peter Lang-USA). Recent CD publications of her work include an interview with Seamus Connolly on “Fieldwork” from ICTM-Ireland and back-up vocals ('Pretty Saro') on a tribute album to legendary folk artist Jean Ritchie. She spends most of her time in Ireland working in her garden, writing, and creating patchwork quilts.