In his recent research, he has analyzed the place of the Olympic Games as a tool for public discourse and citizenship at the local, national and global level. He is currently working on a series of related projects examining the influence of new media on the production and reception of the 2012 Games and Games-related content. Christopher’s interest in new media and citizenship extends to other indices of identity as well. He is developing a project exploring the impact of mobile media and location-based services on the cultural geography of homosexuality in the United States. Christopher received a BA (political science) from Simon Fraser University, an MA (political science) from Carleton University and an MA and PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.