I would go to an entire exhibit that on the art of models designed to represent internal states and beliefs. Look at this one that I just ran into:

An international woman’s day miracle? I ran into an article by an amazing women in STEM, colleague, & friend, Dr. Rachel Kowert, in WIRED magazine while I took a quick break from marching. Video: the discovery of Pic: the article on games, safety, and health

I'm happy to share that RIT & St. John Fisher University will be curating a track on the impact of games designed for health outcomes at Serious Play! To be considered for the IMPACT track, please submit at seriousplayconf.com/call-for-speak… by 4/16/25!

And we made it to GDC! Prepping to present on Thursday and seeing great talks, people, and games!

Hello! My Game Developers Conference presentation, What's New in Games Research?, is Thurs 3/20, 3:30pm! I am beyond excited to share approaches & findings alongside the work of Reed Devany, Nico Niebla & Nick Ballou (is mostly on a Tw*tter hiatus) - and to represent RIT and RIT MAGIC Spell Studios!

On the Psychology of Dream (Daddies)? I was interviewed by Meredith Goldstein’s on here less for Love Letters on romance in games! We cover everything from Naughty Dog’s Last of Us & Uncharted to Game Grumps’ Dream Daddy & our DTx game from RIT MAGIC Spell Studios! open.spotify.com/episode/3TRwbV…

Hello ! We are comparing learning from a digital, narrative game to a psychoeducational pamphlet. This takes about 25 min and you must be > 18 years to participate. There is a post-participation raffle. The link to participate can be found here: rit.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cz…

I’ll be presenting at PAX East 2025 this week! Here is my presentation schedule :) it is an honor to represent RIT and RIT MAGIC Spell Studios at PAX!

Today! PAX East 2025 I’ll be speaking alongside Kelli Dunlap, Dr. Rachel Kowert And Dr. Amelia 🔜 PAX Unplugged on research & findings in games and health. Here are the details: 👩🏻‍🔬Thursday, 5pm, Dragonfly: 100cc of Games Stat! What we know about games and health (13+)

Today! PAX East 2025 I’ll be supporting Bryan Lally in discussing substance use in games, alongside Shane Tilton and Dr. Amelia 🔜 PAX Unplugged Here’s the information: 🏥Thursday, 6:30, Arachnid: The Good The Bad and The Stigmatizing: Drug Use in Games (13+) RIT

Today! I am supporting Crev & Dr. Amelia 🔜 PAX Unplugged in discussing found family & belonging in FFVII! Here are the panel details: 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒Friday, 3pm, Bumblebee: The World’s Most Dysfunctional Found Family: The Psychology of Belonging in Final Fantasy VII (13+) RIT

Today - Saturday! We are covering different topics in FFVII! Sat, 12-1, Condor SOLIDERs, Monsters, and Materia Things 👹 Justin - JENOVA ❤️‍🩹 Anthony - stigma 🧛 Dr. Amelia 🔜 PAX Unplugged - Vincent 🗡️ Bryan - Cloud 🎶 Virtual Perfection Cowboy - music 🧑‍🧒‍🧒 me - caregiving

Today - Saturday! I’ll be talking alongside Jared Kilmer, ProfNoctis 🏝️ Summer Break 😎, Anthony Urena, & Dr. Amelia 🔜 PAX Unplugged on representations of masculinity in games! Details: 👨‍💼Saturday, 6pm, Bobcat: Dads Lads and Games: Learning about fatherhood monstrosity and masculinity from games (13+)

Hello - I’m at #GamesForChange2025 repoing scholarship in games & health RIT! Please come say hello if you see me :)

Here are some starters: 👾I made these gifs of myself 📚I’m a licensed psychologist - I just passed the EPPP (like the bar for psych) 👩🏻‍🏫I teach forensic psych 📝My lab is launching a catch check change skill game 👗My dress has pockets #GamesForChange2025