Graduate Mentorship
Thesis, creative-project, and doctoral committee mentorship across emerging media, immersive systems, user behavior, privacy, interactive narrative, and related media research.
Current supervision
2 projectsC. Coffman
Kinetic Poetry Music Video
M.A. in Media · Ball State University
Supervision: May 2026 – Current
J. Fields
Familiar and Strange: Defamiliarization’s Impact on Immersion in Experiences with Non-Human Player Characters
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
Supervision: August 2026 – Current
2025
4 completed projectsT. Gasque
Queering Interactive Digital Narrative
Ph.D. in Digital Media · Georgia Institute of Technology
A. Gonzalez Morales
Correctional Officers' Perceptions of Mental Health Resources
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
B. Chapman
Gaming News Consumption Habits and Disconnects
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
O. Ogunsola
Beyond Likes: How Personality Traits Predict Saving Behavior on Instagram
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
2024
3 completed projectsI. Gonzalez
The Galaxy is at Peace: A Genre-level Analysis of Metroidvanias
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
A. Jamil Pour
Designing a VR Application to Reduce Public Speaking Fears by Incorporating Personalized Scenarios and Virtual Audiences
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
O. Weinzapfel
Virtual Reality for Language Learning Classrooms
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
2023
1 completed projectZ. Aamir
User Privacy Considerations in Virtual Reality
M.A. in Emerging Media Design and Development · Ball State University
2022
1 completed projectZ. Reyes
The Impacts of Virtual Reality Avatar Creation and Embodiment on Transgender and Genderqueer Individuals in Games
M.A. in Interactive Arts and Media · Columbia College Chicago