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Education Ph.D. in Communication Arts (Film Studies), University of
Wisconsin–Madison, 2006 M.A. in Communication Arts (Film Studies), University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2001 M.A. in English, University of Florida, Gainesville, 2000 B.A. in Philosophy, magna cum laude, Amherst College, 1995 Employment Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Texas at Dallas, 2008- Visiting Assistant Professor of Film Studies, Dept of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Georgia, 2007-2008 Visiting Assistant Professor of Digital Media, School of Film and Digital Media, University of Central Florida, 2006-2007. Publications "Reviewing Snow White: Critics and Criteria for the Animated Feature Film." Quarterly Review of Film and Video 30.3 (in press). "'I wasn't expecting that!' Cognition and Shock in Alien's (1979) Chestburster Scene." In Film Moments: Critical Methods and Approaches, edited by Tom Brown & James Walters, 162-165. London: British Film Institute, 2010. "The Ontology of Interactivity." In Proceedings of The Philosophy of Computer Games Conference. Oslo: University of Oslo, 2009. "Why Do We Care if Link Saves the Princess?" In The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy, edited by Luke Cuddy. New York: Open Court, 2008. "Noël Carroll." In The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Film, edited by Paisley Livingston and Carl Plantinga. New York: Routledge, 2008. "Noël Carroll." In Medie og Kommunikationsteoretisk Leksikon [Dictionary of Media and Communication Theory]. ed Soren Kolstrup. Copenhagen: Samfundslitteratur, 2008. [independent essay; not a translation of above] "Representation, Reality, and Emotions Across Media." Film Studies: An International Review, no. 8 (Summer 2006): 12-25. "Helpless Spectators: Generating Suspense in Videogames and Film." Text/Technology 13.1 (2004): 13-34. Co-authored with Aaron Smuts. "Melodrama, Tears, and Life of Oharu." 16:9, no. 6 (April 2004). Refereed conference Presentations "Impact of Image Quality on Emotional Intensity." Conference of the Society for the Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. Roanoke, VA. June 2-5, 2010. "Comments on Tavinor's 'Towards an Ontology of Videogames'" Conference of the American Society for Aesthetics. Denver, CO. Oct 21-24, 2009. "A Cognitive Approach to Matters of Taste." Conference of the Society for the Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. Copenhagen, Denmark. June 24-27, 2009. "The Problem of the Question of Erotetic Narration." Conference of the Society for the Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. Madison, WI. June 11-14, 2008. “Representation and Motivation in The Legend of Zelda.” Annual conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Philadelphia, PA. Mar 6-9, 2008. "Eight Ways Videogames Generate Emotion." Conference of the Digital Games Research Association. Tokyo, Japan. Sep 27, 2007. "Melodrama and the Pursuit of Tears." Annual conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Chicago, IL. Mar 8-11, 2007. "Videogames, Fiction, and Reality." University of Modena interdisciplinary conference "The Philosophy of Computer Games." Reggio Emilia, Italy. Jan 25-27, 2007. "Interactivity and Emotions in Popular Art." 103rd annual conference for the American Philosophical Association, Eastern division. Washington, D.C. Dec 27-30, 2006. "The Pursuit of Tears: Sadness in Videogames." 5th bi-annual conference of the Society for the Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. Potsdam, Germany. Jul 20-23, 2006. "The Paradox of Play: Videogames, Cinematography, and Emotion." Annual conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Vancouver. Mar 2-5, 2006. "Can Imagination Theories Explain Our Experience of Videogames?" 63rd annual conference of the American Society of Aesthetics. Providence, RI. Oct 20, 2005. "A Conversation Across Generations of Media Scholars." Panel presentation with David Bordwell, Henry Jenkins, and Kurt Squire. 1st annual Games, Learning and Society conference. Madison, WI. Jun 24, 2005. "Theorizing the Videogame Experience." Annual conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. London. Apr 2, 2005. "Wicked Cities: Style in Anime Adaptation." 15th annual conference of the Society for Animation Studies. University of Illinois, Urbana. Oct 1, 2004. "Emotions in the First Person Shooter." 4th bi-annual conference of the Society for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI. July 23, 2004. "False Histories: Truth, Uncertainty, and The Thin Blue Line." Annual conference of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies. Atlanta, GA. Mar 5, 2004. "Sympathy and Simulation." 60th Annual conference of the American Society of Aesthetics. Coral Gables, FL. Nov 2, 2002. "Animation Aesthetics Before 1940." 14th Annual conference of the Society for Animation Studies. Burbank, CA. Sep 29, 2002. "Revisiting Identification." 3rd bi-annual conference for the Center for Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. Pecs, Hungary. May 21-24, 2001. "Audition: Questioning Performance Through Video." 11th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, State University of New York at Stony Brook. March 20, 1999. "Depicting Psychiatry in 1950s Comics." Annual Conference of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. University of Florida, Gainesville. November 7, 1998. "Identification in Comics." 4th annual International Comics and Animation Festival. Washington, D. C. September 26, 1998. "EC's Psychoanalysis." 6th annual Comic Arts Conference. San Diego, CA. August 14, 1998. "Therapy as Entertainment." 9th annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Science and Culture. Kentucky State University, Frankfort. April 2-4, 1998. Invited Presentations "The Role of Reality." Invited speaker for the University of Copenhagen conference "Cognition, Culture, and Audiovisual Media." Copenhagen, Denmark. Nov 16-17, 2006. "Reality and Film Emotions." Invited speaker for the Society for the Philosophic Study of Contemporary Visual Art. 103rd annual conference of the American Philosophical Association. Chicago, IL. Apr 27, 2006. I have also given guest lectures for classes on theories of comedy, Hong Kong martial arts films, copyright and fair use, and emotions in media. Teaching Experience University of Texas at Dallas Undergraduate
courses Graduate courses University of Georgia Undergraduate courses University of Central Florida Undergraduate courses Graduate courses University of Wisconsin–Madison Undergraduate
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courses–instructor Academic Awards University of Wisconsin–Madison University Capstone Teaching Award. Given to three graduate student teachers across the university (1,700 graduate student teachers eligible). 2004. University Dissertator Fellowship. Twenty-three awards given across the university (2,200 dissertators eligible). 2004. McCarty Dissertation Award. Departmental award. 2004. Passed Prelims with Honors. One of only three film studies students given honors in previous thirty years. 2003. Helen K. Herman Memorial Fund Scholarship. Departmental award for scholarship. 2003. Vilas Continuing Research Award. Used to support travel for archival research in animation history. 2003. University Fellowship. 2000-2001. Travel Awards: University of Florida, Gainesville Robert A. Bryan Presidential Fellow. One of twenty fellows across the university. 1997-2000. Travel Awards: Professional Activities UTD Auxiliary Services Advisory Committee, 2010-present. UTD Bookstore Committee, 2010-present. Reviewer for MIT Press, Routledge, Projections: The Journal for Movies and Mind, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism, Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media. Judge, Serious Games Showcase & Challenge at the Interservice/Industrial Training, Simulation and Education Conference. 2007, 2009-present. Fellow, Society of Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. 2006-present. Website administrator, Society of Cognitive Studies of the Moving Image. 2006-2011. Undergraduate Curriculum committee. University of Central Florida, Division of Digital Media. 2006-2007. Coordinator of Player Experience Special Interest Group, Digital Games Research Association, 2005-present. Research Fellow, Games and Professional Practice Simulations Group, Madison, WI. 2004-2006. GAPPS is a joint initiative of the Academic Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Laboratory & UW-Madison Learning Sciences. Academic Affiliations: I have also served on a number of student dissertation committees, advised preliminary PhD exams, and conducted independent studies with students. Technical Skills Digital video and audio recording, non-linear editing (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere), three camera studio production, lighting. Available upon request. |