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Parasocial relationships and streaming conversation with GMH

In case you missed it, my colleagues, Arienne Ferchaud (Florida State) and Emory S. Daniel (Appalachian State) had the immense pleasure...

That dang NYT article and the good of gaming

Last week, I talked with sports writer Bill Wagner about moral panics surrounding gaming, spurred most recently by a New York Times...

Talking esports with Emmanuel College

I was asked to write a piece on esports and its value to collegiate curriculum (something I get asked about a lot) for the Emmanuel...

Guest appearance on The Academy of Esports

Last week, I had the privilege of appearing as a guest on The Academy of Esports podcast, hosted by James O'Hagan. In this episode, we...

GamerDoc podcast: Gamer identity & stereotypes in gaming culture

TONIGHT, May 13, at 8:30 PM EST I'll be joining Dr. Drew Dixon on her podcast,The Gamer Doc, to discuss the contested nature of "gamer"...

Guest on the Psychology of Games podcast

My colleagues, Arienne Ferchaud and Emory Daniel Jr., and I had the pleasure of speaking with games psychology expert, Jamie Madigan, on...

PAX East Recap + Panel stream

Now that I'm finally recovered from PAXEast, I am happy to say that this was my best PAX yet. This year, I was asked to speak on two...

TEDxPSU 2018 talk is live!

The video of my talk “Reprogramming Diversity in DIY Game Design” for TEDxPSU’s 2018 Face to Face conference is now live! In it, I...

Penn State journalism students reflect on covering national conventions (NPR)

WPSU story on the trip I accompanied PSU journalis students to 2017 RNC and DNC conventions.

All geek to me: Penn State researcher celebrates and challenges geek culture (StateCollege.com)

Another feature on my research on geek culture, this time by Michael Garrett of StateCollege.com.

Communications researcher examines comic books, geek culture (PSU News)

I was interviewed by Trey Miller, strategic communication coordinator for the College of Communications, about my current work on adult...