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Leadership

ElZarkiMagda Magda El Zarki, Institute director
Research Area:
Computer Networks/Internet, Multimedia, Wireless

Department:
Computer Science

Email:
elzarki@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 228-8584

Office:
3216 Bren Hall

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ScacchiWalt Walt Scacchi, Research Director
Research Area:
Game culture and technology, game-based virtual worlds, virtual worlds as decentralized collaborative work environments, science learning games

Department:
Institute for Software Research

Email:
wscacchi@ics.uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-4130

Office:
ICS2 202

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Staff

Janet Ko Janet Ko, Administrator
Email: jko@uci.edu
Phone:
(949) 824-9979

Office:
ICS 2, Room 240


UCI Faculty and Researchers

AlexanderJonathan Jonathan Alexander, Professor
Research Area:
Writing Studies, Composition/Rhetoric, New Media Studies
Department:
English

Email:
jfalexan@uci.edu
Phone:
(949) 824-7397

Office:
153 Krieger Hall
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BaldiPierre Pierre Baldi, Chancellor’s Professor, Director Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics
Research Area:
Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology, Databases and Data Mining, Environmental Informatics

Department:
Computer Science

Email:
pfbaldi@ics.uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-5809

Office:
DBH 4038

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BarwickSteven Steve Barwick, Professor
Research Area:
Astrophysics & Cosmology

Department:
Physics & Astronomy

Email:
sbarwick@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-2626

Office:
2129 Frederick Reines Hall

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BergJill Jill Berg, Associate Professor
Research Area:
Games and Chronic Disease self-management, chronic pulmonary disease (Asthma, TB), vulnerable populations, Obesity and Latino Health

Department:
Nursing Science

Email:
jpberg@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-0696

Office:
252G Berk Hall

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BlackRebecca Rebecca Black, Assistant Professor
Research Area:
Literacy, popular culture, second language acquisition, computer-mediated communication

Department:
Education

Email:
rwblack@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-0592

Office:
3456 Education

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BoellstorffTom Tom Boellstorff, Professor
Research Area:
Anthropology of virtual worlds

Department:
Anthropology

Email:
tboellst@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-9944

Office:
Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway (SBSG) 3322

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BrouilletteLiane Liane Brouillette, Assistant Professor
Research Area:
Games for teaching children constructive social values

Department:
Education

Email:
liane.brouillette@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-4317

Office:
Education 3356

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BullockJames James Bullock, Professor
Research Area:
Simulations and Gas cooling and the formation of galaxies, Galaxy mergers and interactions, Dark Matter and Dwarf Galaxies, Galaxy Stellar Halos

Department:
Physics and Astronomy

Email:
bullock@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-7727

Office:
2127 Frederick Reines Hall

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photo::Kim Burge Kim Burge, Senior Lecturer
Research Area:
Games for teaching students and teachers

Department:
Co-Director ArtsBridge America & Director of Educational Outreach, Center for Learning in the Arts, Sciences and Sustainability

Email:
kburge@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-6383

Office:
2072 Education

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photo::Dan Burk Dan Burk, Chancellor’s Professor
Research Area:
Intellectual property in virtual worlds

Department:
Law
Email: dburk@uci.edu
Phone:
(949) 824-9325

Office:
Law 4800-N

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ChenYunan Yunan Chen, Assistant Professor
Research Area:
Virtual worlds for medical collaboration and training

Department:
Informatics

Email:
yunanc@ics.uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-0959

Office:
5066 Bren Hall

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CramerSteven Steven Cramer, Professor
Research Area:
Mapping and treating neurorecovery in humans

Department:
Neurology, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Email: scramer@uci.edu
Phone:
(714) 456-6876

Office:
UCI Medical Center, 101 The City Drive South, Building 53, Room 203, Orange
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CrawfordJohn John Crawford, Associate Professor
Research Area:
Dance Film, Interactive Media, Telematic Performance, Motion Capture, Digital Arts

Department:
Dance and Media Arts

Email:
john.crawford@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-8817

Office:
2036 CAC

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DonnellyJoseph Joseph Donnelly, Clinical Professor
Research Area:
Autism, ADHD, Developmental disorders

Department:
Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology
Email: donnelly@uci.edu
Phone:
(714) 939-6118

Office:
For O.C. Kids Neurodevelopmental Center, 1915 W. Orangewood, Ste. 200 Orange, CA 92868

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DurbinHollyPoe Holly Poe Durbin, Associate Professor, Head of Costume Design
Research Area:
Costumes for Virtual Environments and Computer Games

Department:
Drama

Email:
hdurbin@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-2179

Office:
147B Drama

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DuttNikil Nikil Dutt, Chancellor’s Professor
Research Area:
Design of embedded systems for games and related technologies

Department:
Computer Science

Email:
dutt@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-7219

Office:
3086
Bren Hall
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MikeDZmura Mike D’Zmura, Professor
Research Area:
Brain-computer interfaces, vision, hearing, and virtual environments
Department:
Cognitive Sciences
Email:
mdzmura@uci.edu
Phone:
(949) 824-4055

Office:
Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway 2332

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Steinberg-EpsteinRobin Robin Steinberg-Epstein, HS Clinical Professor
Research Area:
Developmental Pediatrics, Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics, Autism, Behavioral & Learning Problems

Department:
Pediatrics

Email:
rsteinbe@uci.edu

Phone:
(714) 939-6118
Office:
1915 W. Orangewood, Suite 200
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FrostDan Dan Frost, Lecturer SOE
Research Area:
Game science education and student project courses

Department:
Informatics

Email:
frost@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-1588

Office:
5058 Bren Hall

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GoldbergWendy Wendy Goldberg, Professor
Research Area:
Games and raising children with an autism spectrum disorder

Department:
Psychology and Social Behavior
Email:
wagoldbe@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-5219

Office:
4564 Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway

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Michael Goodrich Michael Goodrich, Chancellor’s Professor
Research Area:
Design of high performance algorithms and data structures for solving large-scale problems
Department: Computer Science

Email:
goodrich@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-9366

Office:
4216 Bren Hall

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HarrisIan Ian Harris, Associate Professor
Research Area:
Design of embedded systems for games and related technologies

Department:
Computer Science

Email:
harris@ics.uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-8842

Office:
3088 Bren Hall

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vanderHoekAndre André van der Hoek, Professor and Department Chair
Research Area:
Games, game-based virtual worlds, and other multi-modal interfaces for software engineering

Department:
Informatics

Email:
andre@ics.uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-6326

Office:
5228 Bren Hall

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HolmanAlison Alison Holman, Assistant Professor
Research Area:
The mental and physical health consequences of trauma; genetic vulnerability to stress-related mental/physical health problems; resilience; cognitive, social and emotional response to trauma

Department:
Nursing Science

Email:
aholman@ics.uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-0217

Office:
100E Berk Hall

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HughesBrad Brad Hughes, Lecturer SOE
Research Area:
Science Education,Educational Media Production, Scientific Visual Arts

Department:
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Email:
bhughes@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-2359

Office:
301 Steinhaus Hall

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ItoMimi Mimi Ito, Research Scientist
Research Area:
International study of game cultures and technologies
Department: Informatics

Email: mizukoi@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-9011
Office: 5224 Bren Hall

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JafariMahtab Mahtab Jafari, Associate Professor
Research Area:
The Impact of Botanical Extracts on Longevity and Health Span, Anti-Aging Pharmacology, and Preventive Medicine

Department:
Pharmaceutical Sciences

Email:
mjafari@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-0145

Office:
3232 McGaugh

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KainZeev Zeev Kain, Professor & Chair, Anesthesiology; Associate Dean for Clinical Operations
Research Area: Clinical management of perioperative fear and anxiety, Management of children undergoing invasive medical procedures
Department: Anesthesiology
Email: zkain@hs.uci.edu
Phone: (714) 456-7414
Office: 333 City Boulevard West, Suite 2150, Orange
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KobsaAlfred Alfred Kobsa, Professor
Research Area:
Interactive & Collaborative Technology: HCI

Department:
Informatics

Email:
kobsa@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 202-5704

Office:
5092 Bren Hall

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KrappPeter Peter Krapp, Professor
Research Area:
Machinima; media history of artificial worlds
Department: Film/Media Studies

Email: krapp@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-3532

Office: 2321 Humanities Gateway

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KurdahiFadi Fadi Kurdahi, Professor
Department: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Email: kurdahi@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-8104

Office: 3436 Engineering Hall

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LaFargeAntoinette Antoinette LaFarge, Professor
Research Area: Games as performance art

Department: Studio Art

Email: alafarge@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-5297

Office: 2224 ACT Art Culture & Technology

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LeeJung-Ah Jung-Ah Lee, Assistant Professor
Research Area: Health care systems management, Patient Safety, Cost-Effectiveness in Health, Venous thromboembolism Prevention and Management, Technology for Older Adult Health Care, Simulation in Health Education

Department: Nursing Science

Email: jungahl@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-2855

Office: 100A Berk Hall (Building 802)

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LopesCristina Cristina V. Lopes, Associate Professor
Research Area: Design and construction of virtual worlds and core technologies
Department: Informatics
Email: lopes@ics.uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-1525

Office: 5076 Bren Hall

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LueckeHartmut Hartmut Luecke, Professor
Research Area:

Department: Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Computer Science and Physiology & Biophysics

Email: hudel@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 394-7574

Office: Steinhaus Hall SH520/SH530&SH540

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MajumderAditi Aditi Majumder, Associate Professor
Research Area: Geometry, Computer Graphics and Visualization, Computer Vision

Department: Computer Science

Email: majumder@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-8877

Office: 4056 Bren Hall

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MarkGloria Gloria Mark, Professor
Research Area: Virtual worlds for collaborative work

Department: Informatics

Email: gmark@ics.uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-5955

Office: 5212
Bren Hall
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McBrideMichael Michael McBride, Associate Professor
Research Area:

Department:
Economics
Email: mcbride@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-7417

Office: 3129 Social Science Plaza A
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MeenakshisundaramGopi Gopi Meenakshisundaram, Professor
Research Area: Computer Graphics / Visualization / Digital Arts

Department: Computer Science

Email: gopi@ics.uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-9498

Office: DBH 4204

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NardiBonnie Bonnie Nardi, Professor
Research Area: Interactive & Collaborative Technology: Human-Computer Interaction / Computer Supported Cooperative Work,
Theoretical approaches to HCI/CSCW
Department: Informatics

Email: nardi@ics.uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-6534

Office: DBH 5088

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NaugleLisa Lisa Naugle, Professor
Research Area: motion capture, video, animation and telematics

Department: Dance

Email: lnaugle@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-3209

Office: 300 Mesa Arts Building

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NidefferRobert Robert Nideffer, Professor
Research Area: Game culture and technology, heterogeneous game play devices and experiences, games as art
Department: Studio Art

Email: nideffer@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-4218

Office: 2200 ACT

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ODowdDiane Diane O’Dowd, Professor and Department Chair
Research Area: Genes and molecular genetic manipulations
Department: Developmental and Cell Biology

Email: dkodowd@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-4562

Office: 112 Irvine Hall

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OlshanskyEllen Ellen Olshansky, Director/Chair
Research Area: Women’s health across the lifespan, infertility, depression, qualitative research methods

Department: Nursing Science

Email: eolshans@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-9734

Office:
252D Berk Hall
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OlsonGary Gary Olson, Bren Professor
Research Area: Collaborative 3D virtual world environments for work and HCI

Department: Informatics

Email: golson@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-0077

Office: 5202
Bren Hall
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OlsonJudy Judy Olson, Bren Professor
Research Area: Collaborative 3D virtual world environments for work and HCI

Department: Informatics

Email: jsolson@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-0080

Office: 5206
Bren Hall
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ReinkensmeyerDavid David Reinkensmeyer, Professor
Research Area: neuromuscular control, motor learning, robotics, and rehabilitation

Department:
Anatomy & Neurobiology
Email: dreinken@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-5218

Office: EG 3225

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SeedPatricia Patricia Seed, Professor
Research Area: modern dance, the history of cartography, and digital analysis and restoration of maps

Department: History

Email: seed5@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-6521
Office: 259 Krieger Hall

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TomlinsonBill Bill Tomlinson, Professor
Research Area: Games/virtual worlds for Green IT, ecological restoration, and informal science education

Department: Informatics

Email: wmt@uci.edu

Phone:
(949) 824-9804
Office:
5068 Donald Bren Hall
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TsudikGene Gene Tsudik,Chancellor’s Professor
Research Area: Security Privacy and Cryptography

Department: Computer Science

Email: gts@ics.uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-3410

Office: ICS 458E

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VenkatasubramanianNalini Nalini Venkatasubramanian, Professor
Research Area: Networked & Distributed Systems, Internet Technologies, Applications
Department: Computer Science
Email: nalini@ics.uci.edu
Phone: (949) 824-5898
Office: 2086 Bren Hall
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WarschauerMark Mark Warschauer, Professor
Research Area: Game-based learning and student writing environments

Department: Education

Email: markw@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-2526

Office: Education 3000C

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WigalSharon Sharon Wigal, Director of Clinical Trials
Research Area: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Department: Pediatrics

Email: sbwigal@uci.edu

Phone: (949) 824-1833

Office: Child Development Center, 19722 MacArthur Boulevard

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Other Affiliates

AppleoffSandy Sandy Appleoff, Chair, Laguna College of Art and Design, Game Art
Research Area:
Visual Communication

Department:
Game Art

Email:
sappleoff@lagunacollege.edu

Phone:
(949) 376-6000

Office:
Laguna College of Art Design

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LoshElizabeth Elizabeth Losh, Professor
Research Area:
Games as literature, games as new media, game criticism

Department:
Director of Academic Programs, Sixth College, UC San Diego

Email:
elosh@mail.ucsd.edu

Phone:
(858) 822-1666
Office:
249 Pepper Canyon Hall, University of California, San Diego
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ShafaeMichael Michael Shafae, Assistant Professor
Research Area:
level-of-detail rendering, real-time rendering, and parallel rendering

Department:
Computer Science, California State University, Fullerton

Email:
mshafae@fullerton.edu

Phone:
(657) 278-3291
Office:
CS-540
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ZordanVictor Victor B. Zordan, Associate Professor
Research Area:
graphics and animation with a focus on physically based modeling and human motion

Department:
CSE, UC Riverside

Email:
vbz@cs.ucr.edu

Phone:
951 827 2557
Office:
Eng II 337, 900 University Ave, CSE, Riverside CA, 92521
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