Amanda Cote
Associate Professor and Director of the Serious Games Certificate · Michigan State University
Amanda Cote researches the industry and culture of games, with an emphasis on areas such as gender, identity, and representation.
Media Studies Collegiate E-sports Game Development
Patrick Markey, PhD
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Villanova University
Patrick Markey, PhD, is an expert on how violent video games affect behavior and relationship issues.
Video Games Violent Video Games Online Interactions Body Image Romantic Relationships
Zach Whalen
Associate Professor of Digital Studies · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Whalen's research focuses on computer-generated literature, video games, and graphic narrative.
Electronic Literature Video Games Digital Studies Computer-Generated Literature Digital Humanities
Constance Steinkuehler
Professor of Informatics · UC Irvine
Constance Steinkuehler researches the cognitive and social aspects of multiplayer online videogames and esports.
Teenage Boys and Gameplay eSports Computer Gaming Multiplayer Online Videogames Parenting and Videogames
Seyedahmad Rahimi
Assistant Professor · University of Florida
Seyedahmad Rahimi specializes in assessing and fostering students’ 21st-century skills and STEM-related knowledge acquisition.
Brad Bushman
Rinehart Chair | Department of Mass Communication · The Ohio State University
Media and social psychology expert, focusing on the problem of human aggression and violence
Violence in Society and Media Social Psychology Advanced Research Methods in Communication Communication in Society
Vincent Olivieri
Professor of Sound Design · UC Irvine
Vincent Olivieri has designed sound and composed music for theatrical productions around the world.
Composition Sound Design Theatre
Josh Morgan
Senior Lecturer of Computer Science · Loyola Marymount University
LMU Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Interactive Animation Game Design Mobile App Development Video Games Adobe Flash
Kyle William Bishop
Chair and Professor of English Department · Southern Utah University
Specializing in British Gothic literature, film and television studies, cinematic adaptation, and pop culture
Video Games Visual Literacy Saxophone American Studies Music
Christopher (Chris) Hansen, M.F.A.
Chairman and Professor for Film & Digital Media · Baylor University
Digital media expert and filmmaker, working on new feature and short projects
Mass Communication Screenwriting Postproduction Film & Video Directing Field Production
Dale Peeples, MD
Pediatric Psychiatrist / Associate Professor of Psychiatry · Augusta University
Peeples is a highly-regarded psychiatrist providing tips to maintain mental wellbeing throughout the COVID-19 outbreak.
Foster Care and Adoptions Medical Education Juvenile Delinquency Pediatric Psychiatry Telepsychiatry
Mark Deppe
UCI Esports Director · UC Irvine
Mark Deppe's expertise is at the intersection of video games, esports, education, and industry
Public Relations Psychobiology eSports Video Games Operations Management
Sophie Lynch
Curator · Middlebrook Prize Winners
Sophie Lynch has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, and the National Gallery of Canada.
Fine Art Art History Event Planning Media Relations Creative Writing
Erica Scharrer
Professor of Communication · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Erica Scharrer is an expert in the study of media content, opinions of media, media effects and media literacy.
Media and Children Media Literacy Media Effects Opinions of Media Media Content
Paolo Pedercini
Associate Professor · Carnegie Mellon University
Paolo Pedercini's artistic practice deals with the relationship between electronic entertainment and ideology.
Environmental Justice Internet Folk Art Social Issues Video Games Digital Art
Dr Andrew Manley
Senior Lecturer · Leeds Beckett
Andrew Manley lectures on sport & exercise psychology, as well as supporting athletes and coaches from a range of sports and backgrounds.
Psychology Sport Psychology Sport
Catherine Warren
President · FanTrust
Veteran media, technology & entertainment strategist. C-level public company leadership. Board directorships & international publications.
Entertainment Leadership Media & Technology Strategy Board Governance Publicly-traded Company Management Fan Culture
Sudip Bhattacharjee, Ph.D.
Professor, University of Connecticut; Senior Research Fellow, US Census Bureau · University of Connecticut
Extensive research consulting experience with Fortune 100 and US govt on “Big Data” driven decision making in IT and operations.
Energy INformatics Operations Research Information Systems Economics Machine Learning Big Data
Casey O'Donnell
Associate Professor of Media and Information · Michigan State University
Casey O'Donnell's research examines the creative collaborative work of video game design and development.
Software Engineering Computers and Society Science and technology studies Game Studies Anthropology
Tyler Stillman
Professor of Marketing / Director of Entrepreneurship · Southern Utah University
Specializing in judgment and decision making, social psychology, buyer behavior, and entrepreneurship
Decision and Risk Analysis Psychological Consequences of Social Exclusion Gender Differences in Consumer Behaviors Behavioral Psychology Buyer Behaviour