Karis Jones (Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor of English Language Arts for the School for Graduate Studies (Education Department) at Empire State University - SUNY. As a teacher educator, literacy consultant, public humanities scholar, and community activist, she studies issues of equitable literacies learning across disciplinary, fandom, and gaming spaces. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Literacy Research, Equity & Excellence in Education; Teaching and Teacher Education; Journal of Language & Literacy Education, Linguistics and Education, English Teaching: Practice & Critique, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education -- English Education, and English Journal.