Brandon Rogers
425A McCauley Street
Chapel Hill, NC
(870) 577-1372
brogers4@live.unc.edu
EDUCATION
Masters of Art in English
College of Arts and Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Concentration: Literature, Medicine, and Culture
May 2017
Bachelor of Science in Biological Physics
August 2015
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Central Arkansas
Minor: Creative Writing
Minor: Honors Interdisciplinary Studies
Thesis title: “Wrestling with the Stranger: A Literary Interpretation and Narrative Analysis of
Stories in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam”
GPA: 3.87
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
“The Last Dragonborn: Harbinger of the Companions and U.S. Iraq War Veterans.” 100 Greatest
Video Game Characters. Eds. Robert Mejia, Jaime Banks, and Aubrie Adams. Lanham, MD:
Rowman and Littlefield (Forthcoming).
AWARDS AND HONORS
University of Central Arkansas Travel Abroad Grant (TAG)
December 2013
Norbert O. Schedler Honors College Scholarship
August 2011 - May 2015
Arkansas Governor’s Scholarship
August 2011 – May 2015
PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations
“Fleshing Out Haptic Technology in Virtual Reality Gaming,” City University of New York’s
The Way of All Flesh English Student Association Conference, New York, NY, April 7-8, 2016.
“Wrestling with the Stranger: A Literary Interpretation and Narrative Analysis of Stories in
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,” Norbert O. Schedler Honors College Thesis Presentation
Conference, Conway, AR, April 24, 2015.
“Atomic Force Microscopy to Quantify Adhesive Force between Silicon Tip and Silicon
Surface in the Presence of Graphene,” University of Central Arkansas’ College of Natural
Sciences and Mathematics 21st Annual Student Research Symposium, Conway, AR, April 17,
2015.
“Toward Capabilities-Based Environmental Leadership: A Case Study in Kanembwe, Rwanda,”
University of Central Arkansas’ College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 21st Annual
Student Research Symposium, Conway, AR, April 17, 2015.
Invited Presentations
“Neurogaming and Biometric Gameplay.” North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC,
November 18, 2015.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
June 2014 – August 2015
Conway, AR
Writing Center Tutor
Department of Writing, University of Central Arkansas
Temporary English Teacher
June 2013
Semonkong, Lesotho; Philippi, Cape Town;
Roodewal, Worcester, Western Cape
Learning Assistant, College Physics I
January 2013 – April 2013
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, HHIVE Lab
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Jordynn Jack, PhD;
Jane Thrailkill, PhD.
August 2015-Present
Chapel Hill, NC
Research Assistant, Livestock Conservation and Sustainability Lab
University of Central Arkansas; Debra Burris, PhD.
June 2015-July 2015
Conway, AR
Research Assistant, Science and Society in Rwanda Lab
University of Central Arkansas; Leah Horton, M.S.
Temporary Research Assistant, Atomic Force Microscopy Lab
Institute for Nanoscience and Engineering at the
University of Arkansas; Radwan Al Faouri, PhD.
January 2015 – July 2015
Conway, AR
March 2015
Fayetteville, AR