Cody Hmelar

Broadcast Engineer & Multi-Media Journalist | Ethnic Studies & Writing Educator | Advocate for Social Change

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

About

Researcher, Lecturer, Broadcast systems integration engineer and multimedia journalist based in Pittsburgh. Current President of the Philly Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. Researching how universities are impacting cultural heritage maintenance and deterioration in the 21st century in rhetoric and composition through student engagement and linguistic justice.

Experience

  • Instructor at Penn State University
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Member of English Faculty at PSU - New Kensington and Schuylkill Courses taught: ENGL15 - Rhetoric & Composition, ENGL200C - Technical Communication, AAS100N - Intro to Asian American Studies, COMM 260W - News Writing & Reporting

  • University of Pittsburgh ()
    • Academic Programs Manager - Center for Ethnic Studies Research
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2024 - Present · 2 yrs

      Researching how we can empower students and faculty to use their own language in academic and professional writing. Working in Composition, Technical Writing, Digital Humanities, Ethnic Studies and Asian Studies. Courses taught: ENGCMP200: Seminar in Composition - Composing Identity

  • Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) (4 yrs 7 mos)
    • President - Philadelphia Chapter
      Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    • President - New York Chapter
      Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr

      - Supervise events and programming of 400+ member chapter including board meetings, public events, fundraisers, scholarships, and sponsorships - Oversee the chapter’s budgeting and financial activities especially those related to budgeting events, fundraising goals, and sponsorships - Assisted with the execution of the Innaugural Corky Lee Photojournalism Fellowship and Team AAJA for the TCS NYC Marathon - Develop chapter strategy along with the board consistent and aligned with that of AAJA National’s strategic plan

    • Student Board Representitive
      Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr

      - Developed chapter-wide strategy - Execute plans for events such as NYC Marathon and The Corky Lee Fellowship - Advocate for Students and Early Career Professionals

  • 88.7FM WRHU ()
    • Producer
      May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Produce stack stories and create rundowns in ENPS for 5:00pm news show, Newsline Produce and host music shows Airwave and RisingEAST

    • Director of Technical Engineering
      Dec 2022 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

      - Assists Chief Audio Engineer in technical training of student station members - Troubleshoot and maintain regular station operations and management - Integrate existing and new systems to further develop station operations

    • News Reporter
      Jan 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Produce audio reports and packages for Newsline (A daily news show centering Long Island and National news) Book interviews Write scripted content

  • Teaching Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University
    May 2025 - Feb 2026 · 10 mos

    - Graduate Teaching Assistant for online MBA courses at Tepper School of Business - Assist with evaluation and assessment - Work on digital classroom accessibility Courses: Storytelling for Business, Inclusive Approaches to Conflict Resolution