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Research Team

Games and Learning in Interactive Digital Environments (GLIDE) Lab

Principal Investigator

Aroutis Foster, PhD Professor, Interim Dean, Drexel University School of Education

Aroutis Foster, PhD
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Current Members

Amanda-Barany-2018 

Amanda Barany, PhD (Postdoctoral Scholar)
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Mark Petrovich PhD Student Drexel University School of Education 

Mark Petrovich Jr., PhD Candidate

Monique Woodward Drexel University School of Education 

Monique Woodard, PhD Candidate
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Postdoctoral scholars: Amanda Barany (current), Mamta Shah (past - Elsevier), Nur Akkus (past)- Middle East technical University)

Past Graduate Research Assistants

Chris Fornaro (Education), Tamara Galoyan, PhD (Education); Rasheda Likely, PhD (Education); Mamta Shah, PhD (Education); Hamideh Talafian, PhD (Education); Caroline Guevara (MS/GMAP); Pooja Rangan (MS/Public Health); Kevin Gross (MS/GMAP); Robert Speck (MS/GMAP); Madhur Parihar (MS/Biomedical Engineering).

Non-Drexel Graduate Student: Ibrahim Hakki Bulut – Visiting PhD Student Scholar (Middle East Technical University - Technology); Yin Chan Liao (University of Pennsylvania - Education).

Past Undergraduate Research Assistants

Austin Abrams (GMAP), Shai Bender (IDM), Joe Braney (GMAP), Raul Brossy (GMAP), DonEl Borwn (PSYCH), Kevin Carlos (GMAP), Michael Dardour (CS), Vasilios Dentiste (VFX), Jacob Dixey (CS), Juan Duarte (GMAP), Ryan Hughes (CS), Sally Im (VFX), Mikayla Jones (CS), Nicole Kula (VFX), Shun Li (CS), Joshua Martin (GMAP), Ryan McGlennon (GMAP), Healthy Moeung (VFX), Yehonatan Tamir (GMAP), Alex Varsik (GMAP), Micah Watanabe (PSYCH), Joanne Wong (GMAP/CS), Migela Duka (PSYCH), Nicole Kula (Graphic Design), Gianna Spiogonardo (Environmental Science) Heena Rameshkumar (Engineering), Roshan Daryanani (CS), Cali Chesterman (GMAP), Jonathon Hopkins (CS), Joseph Paluck (English), Chelsea Starks (Graphic Design)

Non-Drexel Undergraduate Student: Anne Catherine Feldman (University of Massachusetts- Amherst and MIT Media lab – CS & Psychology)

*Game Art & Production (GMAP); Animation & Visual Effects (VFX); Computer Science (CS); Psychology (PSYCH); Interactive Digital Media (IDM)