Cathlena Martin, a PhD candidate at the University of Florida, researches
children's culture through literature, comics, film and new media. Her
dissertation work focuses 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, using wikis in
the college classroom, and adaptation in children's texts.