Faculty Members and Postdoctoral Fellows

Arts
Dr. Neil Randall

Neil Randall

Executive Director, English Language and Literature
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Adan Jerreat-Poole

Communication Arts

Brianna Wiens

English Language and Literature
Colin Ellard

Colin Ellard

Psychology

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Cayley MacArthur

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business

Clara Colombatto

Psychology
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Daria Ho

History
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Daniel Harley

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
Gerald Voorhees

Gerald Voorhees

Communication Arts
Ian Milligan

Ian Milligan

History

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Igor Grossmann

Psychology

Jennifer R. Whitson

Jennifer R. Whitson

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
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Karen Cochrane

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
Ken Hirschkop

Ken Hirschkop

English Language and Literature

Kristina Llewellyn

Kristina Llewellyn

Social Development Studies
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Lai-Tze Fan

Sociology and Legal Studies
Leah Zhang-Kennedy, PhD

Leah Zhang-Kennedy

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
Lennart Nacke

Lennart Nacke

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
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Marcel O'Gorman

English Language and Literature
Mina Momeni

Mina Momeni

Communication Ar

Marina Gallagher

Music
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Randy Harris

English Language and Literature
Professor Shana MacDonald

Shana MacDonald

Communication Arts
Steven Bednarski

Steven Bednarski

History
Susan Roy

Susan Roy

History

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Ville Mäkelä

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
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Will Zhao

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business

  

Engineering
Mark Hancock

Mark Hancock

Associate Director, Management Science and Engineering

 Catherine Burns

Catherine Burns

Systems Design Engineering

 Fue-Sang Lien, PEng

Fue-Sang Lien

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Jason Grove

Jason Grove

Systems Design Engineering

 Jennifer Boger

Jennifer Boger

Systems Design Engineering (Adjunct)
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John Edison Muñoz Cardona

Systems Design Engineering (Adjunct)

 Shi Cao

Shi Cao

Systems Design Engineering
Oliver Schneider

Oliver Schneider

Management Science and Engineering

 Umair Shah

Umair Shah

Management Science and Engineering
Kerstin Dautenhahn holding a robotic animal

Kerstin Dautenhahn

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kami Vaniea

Kami Vaniea

Electrical and Computer Engineering

  
   

Environment

Health

Math

The School of Optometry and Vision Science

Postdoctoral Fellows

Eugene Kukshinov

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business

Eugene is a postdoctoral fellow working with Dr. Lennart E. Nacke. He focuses on media psychology research, including areas of presence and immersion studies, media psychology issues (such as media identity, and representation), and analysis of Russian hegemonic discourses. You should talk to Eugene if you want help with the conceptualization/categorization or design parts of your research projects or of you like ping pong, tabletop/video games, sports, and movies. Learn more about Eugene - eugenekukshinov.com.

Geneva Smith

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business

Geneva is a postdoctoral fellow in the HCI Games Group and TouchLab. She received her Ph.D. in Software Engineering from McMaster in 2023, where she worked in the G-ScalE Lab in the Department of Computing and Software developing methods for acknowledging and limiting subjectivity in CME development to improve their reusability, maintainability, and verifiability. The core goal of her research, funded through the Provost's Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars, is to examine the relationship between the programmed system, user interaction, and a user's perception of Interactive Digital Narratives (IDNs) to guide IDN development processes and tools for satisfying pro-social learning experiences. 

Omar Alburaiki

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

Omar is a senior instructor and a researcher in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, specializing in machine intelligence, human-computer/robot interaction, AI/ML robotic vision, autonomous systems, automatic control, intelligent state estimation, multi-robot systems, 3D/2D SLAM, and haptics. With over a decade of experience across Canadian and international institutions, he made significant contributions to both industry- and academic-oriented research, including developing intelligent task allocation algorithms and nonlinear control techniques for multi-robot systems and leveraging machine learning to enhance machine intelligence and robotic vision.

Learn more about Omar on his UW profile.

Reza Hadi Mogavi

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business

Reza is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo, where he works closely with Professor Lennart Nacke at the HCI Games Group (HCIGG). His research interests include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Game/Gamification, and Applied Computing. Reza holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the globally renowned Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He is committed to using technology and motivational theories to bring about positive change in education, disability support, and the well-being of older adults, particularly through gameful and motivating design. His work has been recognized at numerous Human-Computer Interaction conferences, demonstrating his dedication to this multifaceted field. Reza is awarded the Lupina Fellowship at the University of Waterloo to support his ongoing research efforts, enabling him to delve further into the intersection of technology, motivational design, and societal impact. Check out Reza's work on his personal website.

Sebastian Cmentowski

Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business

Sebastian is a postdoctoral fellow in the HCI Games Group. His research, funded through the Provost's Program for Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholars, centers on using XR exergames to trigger behavioral change and fight sedentary lifestyles. Stay up to date with Sebastian's work by following him on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn.