PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
American Psychological Association, since 2007
American Educational Research Association, since 2006
INTERNATIONAL (*Invited)
*Program Committee, Foundation for Digital Games: Games Beyond Entertainment and Game Education, 2022
*Program Committee, Foundation for Digital Games, Games Beyond Entertainment and Game Education, 2021
*Swiss National Science Foundation, Humanities and Social Sciences Division, 2016
Program Committee Member for the Foundation for Digital Games: Games Beyond Entertainment and Game Education, 2022-2023
Program Committee Member for the Foundation for Digital Games: Games Beyond Entertainment and Game Education, 2021-2022
NATIONAL
*Associate Editor, International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations, 2019 – Present
*Section Co-Chair, American Educational Research Association, Division C – 3b: Technology-Based Learning Environments, 2022-2023
* Section Co-Chair, American Educational Research Association, Division C – 3b: Technology-Based Learning Environments, 2021-2022
*Editorial Board, Journal of Research in Technical Careers, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
*New Technologies Committee, American Psychological Association, Division 46 – Society for Media Psychology and Technology, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
*Editorial Board, Intervention in School and Clinic, 2013, 2014, 2015
*Editorial Board, International Journal of Games and Computer-Mediated Simulations, 2014, 2015
JOURNAL REVIEWER (PAST/CURRENT)
*Aggressive Behavior
*Basic & Applied Social Psychology
Computers in Human Behavior
*Contemporary Educational Psychology
*IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
*Interacting with Computers
CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
*Learning & Instruction
Journal of Educational Computing Research
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
*Media Psychology
*Thinking Skills & Creativity
COMMUNITY
* Clark County Educational Association Invitee, The NEA Foundation Institute for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. 2015 National Educational Association Convening, Washington, D.C.
* CCSD – CCEA School Culture / Climate Collaboration Task Force, 2015 – 2016
UNIVERSITY
Graduate Council, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021- 2024
Graduate Appeals and Legal Issues Committee (GALIC) 2023-2024
Postdoctoral Advisory Committee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2022-2023
Top Tier Research & Student Success Committee, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021- 2022
Scholarship Committee, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2013 – 2014
Technology Committee, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2013 – 2014
Institutional Review Board, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2011- 2013
DEPARTMENTAL
Member – Advanced Studies Committee, Teaching & Learning University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021- Present
Coordinator, Teaching & Learning Research Subject Pool, Department of Teaching & Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2017 – Present.
Member – Associate to Full Bylaws Working Group, Fall 2023 – Spring, 2024
Graduate Coordinator, Non-Licensure Masters Programs, Teaching & Learning, 2021 – 2024
Co-Chair, Advanced Studies Committee, Teaching & Learning University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021 – 2024.
Chair’s Advisory, Department of Teaching & Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2021 – 2024
Technology Representative, Doctoral Program Committee, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2016 – 2021.
*Chair’s Advisory, Department of Teaching & Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2017 – 2018.
Academic Search Committee (Career & Post-Secondary Technical Education Position), Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Fall 2015.
Technology Representative, Master’s Program Committee, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2015 – 2016 School Year.
Co-Director of the Learning & Technology Doctoral Program, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 – 2015 School Year.
Academic Search Committee (Literacy Education Position), Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Fall 2014.
Technology Representative, Elementary / Secondary Program Committee, Department of Teaching and Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 – 2015 School Year.
Gifted and Talented Comprehensive Examinations, Department of Educational Leadership, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Fall 2011 – 2014.
Academic Search Committee Chair (Instructional Design/Educational Technology Position # R97256), Department of Educational Leadership, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Fall 2013.
Learning Systems Technology Education Program Design, Department of Educational Leadership, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Fall 2011-Spring, 2013.
Academic Search Committee (Educational Psychology Position # R99473), Department of Educational Leadership, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Fall 2011.
PROGRAM
Director, Interaction and Media Sciences Research Lab, Department of Teaching & Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2017 – Present.
Lead, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction: Interaction & Media Sciences Program Design, Department of Teaching & Learning, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2015-2016 School Year.