Expertise Directory
Welcome to the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub’s online Expertise Directory. The aim of the directory is to assist the media in accessing expertise and opinion on a wide range of interest areas in the Digital Media and Learning field. It is a handy guide for media looking for quotes and background information or general commentary from leading scholars, researchers, and practitioners in the DML field. If you cannot find the expert you need, or if you have questions or need further clarification regarding the areas of expertise below, please contact the DML Research Hub’s Communications department directly at 949-824-4587.
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Doug Belshaw Open Education Resources;
mobile learning and digital literacies
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doug@mozillafoundation.org |
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Cathy Davidson Social and cultural history of technology;
new modes of peer-to-peer assessment;
redesigning institutions for the digital age, especially higher education |
cathy.davidson@duke.edu |
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Antero Garcia Youth critical literacy/civic identity through new media and game play;
education policy for public institutions
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anterobot@gmail.com |
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monika hardy Learning innovation in educational settings;
connected adjacency
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monk51295@gmail.com |
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Howard Rheingold Educational practices for 21st Century literacies; cultural, social, and political implications of 21st Century communication; social media in teaching and learning; peeragogy |
howard@rheingold.com |
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Constance M. Yowell Educational research, policy, and practice;
philanthropy |
cyowell@macfound.org |
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Doug Belshaw Open Education Resources;
mobile learning and digital literacies
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doug@mozillafoundation.org |
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Elyse Eidman-Aadahl Digital writing, connected learning, professional development, action research and inquiry, networked organizations and communities of practice |
elyseea@nwp.org |
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Kris Gutiérrez Learning Sciences, Literacy and New Media Literacies, and Design Based Implementation Research;
Social Design Experiments for youth from non-dominant communities |
Kris.Gutierrez@Colorado.edu |
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John Jones Effects of technology on writing practices;
digital rhetoric
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john.jones@mail.wvu.edu |
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Bill Penuel Interest development, assessment, evaluation, science learning in and out of school |
william.penuel@colorado.edu |
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Doug Belshaw Open Education Resources;
mobile learning and digital literacies
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doug@mozillafoundation.org |
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David Theo Goldberg Race and racism; social and political theory; social-legal studies/law and society |
goldberg@uci.edu |
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Barry Joseph Youth culture, games & learning; alternative evaluation and credentialing; museums in the digital age |
bjoseph@amnh.org |
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danah boyd The intersection of social media and youth culture;
privacy and publicity;
bullying and online safety |
press@danah.org |
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Mimi Ito Social and cultural implications of youth’s use and engagement with media technology; socially connected learning experiences for young people |
mizukoi@uci.edu |
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Sonia Livingstone Media audiences; children, young people and the internet in social, domestic and educational contexts; media and digital literacies; the mediated public sphere; Internet use and policy; the public understanding of communications regulation |
s.livingstone@lse.ac.uk |
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Jean Rhodes Formal and informal youth mentoring groups/programs;
adolescent transition into adulthood
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Jean.rhodes@umb.edu |
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Elyse Eidman-Aadahl Digital writing, connected learning, professional development, action research and inquiry, networked organizations and communities of practice |
elyseea@nwp.org |
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Mike Hawkins Youth mentorship; media production |
mhawkins@digitalyouthnetwork.org |
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Mimi Ito Social and cultural implications of youth’s use and engagement with media technology; socially connected learning experiences for young people |
mizukoi@uci.edu |
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Katie Salen Game and media design;
interactive design
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katie.salen@gmail.com |
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S. Craig Watkins Youth’s social and digital media behaviors;
equity;
digital divides in race and ethnicity
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scwatkins@mail.utexas.edu |
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Constance M. Yowell Educational research, policy, and practice;
philanthropy |
cyowell@macfound.org |
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Katie Salen Game and media design;
interactive design
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katie.salen@gmail.com |
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Kurt Squire Gamed-based learning |
kurt.squire@gmail.com |
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Constance Steinkuehler Video games and learning;
cognition and learning in online games |
constances@gmail.com |
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Mimi Ito Social and cultural implications of youth’s use and engagement with media technology; socially connected learning experiences for young people |
mizukoi@uci.edu |
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Elisabeth (Lissa) Soep Youth media;
digital culture and literacy
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lissa@youthradio.org |
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Danielle Allen Democratic theory;
political sociology
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dsallen@ias.edu |
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Cathy Cohen African-American politics;
marginal groups;
social movements |
cjcohen@uchicago.edu |
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Antero Garcia Youth critical literacy/civic identity through new media and game play;
education policy for public institutions
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anterobot@gmail.com |
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Howard Gardner Multiple intelligences, creativity, leadership, and ethics |
howard_gardner@harvard.edu |
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Henry Jenkins New media and participatory culture |
hjenkins@usc.edu |
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Barry Joseph Youth culture, games & learning; alternative evaluation and credentialing; museums in the digital age |
bjoseph@amnh.org |
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Joseph Kahne Democratic and civic education;
digital media and public participation
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jkahne@mills.edu |
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Ethan Zuckerman Internet and democratic engagement |
ethanz@mit.edu |
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danah boyd The intersection of social media and youth culture;
privacy and publicity;
bullying and online safety |
press@danah.org |
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Sonia Livingstone Media audiences; children, young people and the internet in social, domestic and educational contexts; media and digital literacies; the mediated public sphere; Internet use and policy; the public understanding of communications regulation |
s.livingstone@lse.ac.uk |
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Jason Schultz Data sharing; intellectual property |
jschultz@law.berkeley.edu |
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Lyndsay Grant Social justice in digital media;
social and educational inequalities;
digital literacies
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lyndsay.grant@bristol.ac.uk |
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Kris Gutiérrez Learning Sciences, Literacy and New Media Literacies, and Design Based Implementation Research;
Social Design Experiments for youth from non-dominant communities |
Kris.Gutierrez@Colorado.edu |
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Henry Jenkins New media and participatory culture |
hjenkins@usc.edu |
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Raquel Recuero Virtual communities/ social networks on the Internet;
talk and information flows and capital in cyberspace
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raquel@raquelrecuero.com |
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Juliet Schor Consumption;
commercialization of childhood;
sustainable consumption
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juliet.schor@bc.edu |
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S. Craig Watkins Youth’s social and digital media behaviors;
equity;
digital divides in race and ethnicity
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scwatkins@mail.utexas.edu |
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Akili Lee Social networking within youth communities;
digital media learning tools for youth-focused organizations
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akili@digitalyouthnetwork.org |
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Raquel Recuero Virtual communities/ social networks on the Internet;
talk and information flows and capital in cyberspace
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raquel@raquelrecuero.com |
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danah boyd The intersection of social media and youth culture;
privacy and publicity;
bullying and online safety |
press@danah.org |
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Mike Hawkins Youth mentorship; media production |
mhawkins@digitalyouthnetwork.org |
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Mimi Ito Social and cultural implications of youth’s use and engagement with media technology; socially connected learning experiences for young people |
mizukoi@uci.edu |
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Barry Joseph Youth culture, games & learning; alternative evaluation and credentialing; museums in the digital age |
bjoseph@amnh.org |
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Akili Lee Social networking within youth communities;
digital media learning tools for youth-focused organizations
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akili@digitalyouthnetwork.org |
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Jean Rhodes Formal and informal youth mentoring groups/programs;
adolescent transition into adulthood
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Jean.rhodes@umb.edu |
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Elisabeth (Lissa) Soep Youth media;
digital culture and literacy
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lissa@youthradio.org |