Thomas Parham is Professor of Communication & Media Studies at Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and spent seven years on active duty, during which he qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer. Parham left the Navy to complete a Ph.D. in Communication Studies at Regent University. He is a member of the Writers Guild of America and has written for the long-running CBS’ drama JAG and the Family Channel sitcom Big Brother Jake, and he also served as the on-location writers’ assistant for the third season of Touched by an Angel.