Area of Research / Interest:  Adaptation Studies, Film Studies, Game Studies, Media Studies, Cognitive Studies, Contemporary American Literature, Pop Culture Studies

Undergraduate Education Institution:  Brigham Young University 

Additional Degrees: English MA, Brigham Young University

Current Degree: Communication and Rhetoric, Ph.D.

Biography: Chris is a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication and Media at RPI. His background is in English Literature, and he has taught first-year writing and intro to media studies courses, but he has also TA’d for countless other literature, film, psychology, and general media courses. He is currently in the midst of writing his dissertation related to adaptation theory. His dissertation applies principles of cognitive neuroscience to explicate how memory functions in the adaptation experience. Or in other words, how experiencing adaptations is different from our experiences with other types of texts. Email:  althoc@rpi.edu