Degree: Began PhD program in 2021
Concentration: Film and Screen Studies | Game Studies
Dissertation Advisor: Chris Hanson

Jacob is a PhD candidate in English at Syracuse University whose research focuses on the intersections between slow media and the environmental humanities, with a particular emphasis on how “slow” video games function in conversation with broader cultural sustainability movements. He has taught courses on American literature, popular culture, and environmental rhetoric, and has served as a teaching assistant for courses on the Western humanities, video games, and film.

Education:
• M.Phil. English, Syracuse University (2025)
• B.A. Interdisciplinary Humanities, Brigham Young University (2021)