Ph.D. - Michigan State University - Media & Information Studies
M.A. - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - Speech Communication
B. A. - Brigham Young University Idaho - Mass Communication
Experience
2019–present
Assistant Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2012–2017
Graduate Assistant, Michigan State University
2012–2012
Lecturer, Mckendree University
2011–2012
Adjunct Instructor, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
2010–2011
Graduate Assistant, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2011–2011
Adjunct Instructor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
2008–2009
Marketing Manager, Brigham Young University Idaho
Education
2019
Michigan State University, PhD
2011
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, MA
2009
Brigham Young University Idaho, BA
Publications
2023
Virtual limited: Boundaries of play in virtual reality production, DiGRA 2023 Extended Abstract Proceedings
2023
Mixed feelings and realities: Joyful to nauseating sentimenets about VR on Twitter, DiGRA 2023 Extended Abstract Proceedings
2022
Beyond genre: Classifying virtual reality experiences, IEEE Transactions on Games
2022
Twitch in the time of quarantine: The role of engagement in needs fulfillment, Psychology of Popular Media
2021
Parasocial cues: The ubiquity of parasocial relationships on Twitch, Communication Monographs
2020
Virtual reality genres: Comparing preferences in immersive experiences and games, CHI PLAY '20: Extended Abstracts of the 2020 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
2019
Playing games for others: Constructing a gameplay livestreaming taxonomy, Proceedings of Meaningful Play 2018
2019
Women keep it real: Avatar gender choice in League of Legends, Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
2018
R.I.P. Kutner: Parasocial grief following the death of a television character, OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
2016
The (de)evolution of evolution games: Analyzing the accuracy of evolution depiction in video games, Journal of Science Education and Technology
Grants and Contracts
2021
FW-HTF-R: Collaborative Research: Virtual Meeting Support for Enhanced Well-Being and Equity for Game Developers