Master of Fine Arts, Independent Film & Digital Imaging. Governors State University
Master of Education. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.B.A. Robert Morris College

Phone: (540) 568-3854
Office Location: Harrison Hall 0258

Shelly Hokanson first began building web sites as a college student in late 1994, when web page coding required walking uphill both ways barefoot in the snow. From those meager beginnings grew a career in web development and design emphasizing both technical proficiency and aesthetic flair. Shelly spent 10 years teaching web and graphic design at Prairie State College, a small college near Chicago, before moving to Virginia to join the ranks at JMU in 2011. She also does freelance web development and photography, and volunteers as an outreach educator and raptor handler at the Wildlife Center of Virginia.

Shelly earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Computer Information Systems from Robert Morris College, Chicago, IL, a Master of Education degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Independent Film & Digital Imaging from Governors State University, University Park, IL. She also earned 42 undergraduate credits in photography and art from Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL.

Technical Interests: Web and mobile technologies and languages including JavaScript, jQuery, Angular JS, PHP, and MySQL, and content management systems and custom theme development, particularly WordPress.

Creative Interests: Web and graphic design; interactive media; portraiture, landscape, and wildlife photography; online gaming; mobile and wearable smart devices.