Emily Rhain Andrews

Emily Rhain Andrews is an Adjunct Professor at Champlain College's Division of Communication & Creative Media, specializing in illustration instruction. She holds a BFA in Illustration from Syracuse University and an MFA in Emergent Media from Champlain College. Her academic role focuses on bridging traditional and digital media within graphic design and visual storytelling curricula.

Andrews maintains active research in illustration techniques, comics narrative, brand identity systems, and tabletop game UX design. Her work emphasizes tactile printmaking traditions while exploring digital applications, particularly in character-driven storytelling and interactive media. Professional projects include brand development for Champlain College Esports, editorial comics, and functional tabletop gaming accessories.

Her journalistic contributions to Seven Days demonstrate consistent thematic engagement with Vermont's cultural ecology, documenting local businesses, historical narratives, and community dynamics across 8+ articles published between 2016-2023. These writings reflect interdisciplinary analysis of socio-cultural patterns in food systems, transportation evolution, relationship dynamics, and community safety initiatives.

No advisory relationships, research grants, laboratory affiliations, or scientific awards are documented in available materials.