Cathlena Martin, PhD, researches children's culture through literature,
games, comics, film and new media. Her dissertation work focused on
the changing nature of children's literature and culture in a digital
age through the convergence of print and digital texts and media. She
teaches Communication Arts at Samford University and Professional Communication
and Business Writing at the University of Florida online through Distance
Learning. Her publications include chapters in edited collections on
topics such as Peter Pan and video games, play in Ender’s
Game, adaptation in children's texts, and using wikis in the college
classroom.