Katie McCain

Katie McCain is an Upper School English Teacher who has been teaching since 2015. Katie earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Literatures in English, as well as Classics, from Connecticut College in 2013, a Master’s Degree in English from Georgetown University in 2015, and a Ph.D. in English from The Ohio State University in 2020 with a concentration in Television and Media Studies. Katie specializes in Fan Studies and wrote her dissertation on modern fanfiction: "Today Your Barista Is: Genre Characteristics in the Coffee Shop Alternate Universe." Recently she has presented work at the Fan Studies Network North America Conference with “Our Good Friend Jonathan: The Memetic Transformation of Dracula (Daily)” and the Fandom and the Ancient World Conference with “‘Thank you for your feedback and support!’: Canonized Transformation in Hades II." Katie loves bringing pop culture into the classroom and connecting with students’ individual interests. She began working at DVFriends in 2022.