Jennifer Larson earned her PhD in English from UNC-Chapel Hill and is the Director of Credit Programs and Summer School at Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC. She is also a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of English & Comparative literature. Her research interests include African-American literature (especially African American drama), Film Studies (especially race in contemporary cinema), American literature, and Composition (especially writing in/about law). She teaches courses such as Film & Culture, Literature & Law, and ENGL 105.