On April 16, Chris successfully defended his dissertation in front of his committee members, family, and friends in Ann Arbor. To say that it was a major relief/joy/celebration is putting it mildly.

Bless You Boys!

The Detroit Tigers recorded their first win of the season. At this rate, there is no reason why they shouldn't go 162-0. You heard it here first.

Chris presented at the CCCC 2012 convention in St. Louis, MO on March 22.

His presentation visuals can be found by clicking here, and the script is available for download here.

Just a tad late, Chris began his annual blog posts chronicling the year in music. Current 2011 choices began with this post. Previous years can be seen by visiting the hyperlinks posted on the "Misc & Etc." page of this site.

On this date Chris hosted his final How I Write event at U-M. Inspired by events of the same name while at Stanford, Chris began HIW in Ann Arbor in early 2010 as a way to humanize the writing experience and increase a conversation about writing beyond the classrooms at U-M. Dozens of speakers and hundreds of audience members later, he hopes he's done just that.

As part of the annual HASTAC conference, Chris presented thoughts about his research methodology in a panel titled "New Sites for Composition: Studying the Teaching of Writing in Digital Spaces."

Chris presented some of his research findings at the NCTE 2011 convention held in Chicago, IL. Chris's Prezi presentation can be found here. For a copy of the handout from the presentation, please email Chris directly.

Consider this the unofficial official launch of the site.

As of October 17 all of the content should be live and viewable.

If you find any bugs, let me know. Otherwise, enjoy exploring!

Pardon the dust.

And, please, pardon the tired metaphors, but this site is under construction. Check back soon, though, for a perfectly published website.

The following news items were posted on Chris's previous website before making the migration here:

4 September 2011

Chris was married to his girlfriend of 4+ years (nearly all of it long distance) in Leelanau County, surrounded by family, friends, and just a few uninvited raindrops

20 May 2011