Curriculum Vitae
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Education
Master of Fine Arts, Media Study
2012 (projected), The State University of New York at Buffalo
Teaching Assistantship (2009-10; 2010-11)
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
2009, University of Michigan
Publications and Lectures
“The Schema of Game Culture: the gamification of everyday life and Adorno’s Culture Industry”
Pop Culture Association of Canada Conference
13 May 2011
“The Schema of Game Culture: the gamification of everyday life and Adorno’s Culture Industry“
Exchange Stories Symposium
20 March 2011
“Experience-ability: Interacting with Visitors through QR Codes, iPhone Apps, Social Media and More…”
Panel Discussion
New York State Museums in Conversation Conference
4 April 2011
“On Love, and Its Place in the Academy”
in Empowering Women in Higher Education and Student Affairs
ACPA Books and Media Boards/Stylus Press, 2011
“Open Access Journals: Editors’ Perspectives”
Panel Discussion with Four Open Access Journal Editors
University at Buffalo Open Access Week
20 October 2010
“Cyborg Theory, Cyborg Practice” given at Pecha Kucha Buffalo #9
13 February 2010, Western New York Book Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
Also a limited edition fine art monograph, featuring the original photos by Shasti O’Leary Soudant, 2010.
Exhibitions and Shows
Time Mutations
August 2011, Weimar, GERMANY
Library Obscura
An event to benefit and advocate for the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
17 April 2011, Buffalo, NY
7th Annual Indigenous & American Studies Storytellers Conference
“Buffalo(ve)” installed during conference proceedings
26 March 2011, Buffalo, NY
“Buffalo(ve)”
9 December 2010 – 23 December 2010, Buffalo, NY
Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, Crane Branch
Grants and Prizes
“a.version”
2010, Digital Humanities Initiative at Buffalo Small Research Project
OUTstanding Student Leader of the Year
2009, University of Michigan Spectrum Center
Bibliography and Reviews
Dabkowski, Colin. “Meet PSBIbot Creator Cayden Mak.” The Buffalo News. October 15, 2010.
Greenberg, Jill. “See You There!: play/share beyond/in.” Artvoice. October 14, 2010.
Dabkowski, Colin. “A scavenger hunt of technological proportions.” The Buffalo News Artsbeat. August 1, 2010.
Buscarino, Elena Cala. “Pecha Kucha in Buffalo.” Buffalo Rising. February 15, 2010.
Courses
Interactive Fiction (DMS 463)
Fall 2011
Game Studies Colloquium (DMS 448/548)
Spring 2011, with Josephine Anstey
Pervasive Games (DMS 418/518)
Summer 2010, with Josephine Anstey
Game Studies Colloquium (DMS 448/548)
Fall 2009, with Josephine Anstey
Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Media Study
2011-present. State University of New York at Buffalo.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Media Study
2009-present. State University of New York at Buffalo.
Lead Designer, play/share beyond/in
2010. Pervasive game for the Beyond/In Western New York 2010 exhibition.
Organizer, Curator, Transgender Day of Remembrance
2009, 2010. Campus community event, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Developer, Freelance Web Design
2008-present. WordPress, PHP/MySQL, and HTML development.
Clients include painter Thomas Rapai and literary journal Electric Literature.
Facilitator, Curriculum Development, Program on Intergroup Relations
2007-2009. University of Michigan.
Professional Associations and Service
Chief Steward, Graduate Student Employees Union
2011-present. Educate, organize, mobilize.
Graduate Student Representative, SUNY Student Assembly
2011-present. State-wide student government representing four campuses.
Steering Committee Member, Digital Humanities Initiative at Buffalo
2010-present. Governance of Digital Humanities Initiative.
Senator, Department of Media Study Graduate Student Association
2010-present. State University of New York at Buffalo.
President, Interdisciplinary Group for Advanced Praxis
2009-2010. State University of New York at Buffalo.
Treasurer, Department of Media Study Graduate Student Association
2009-2010. State University of New York at Buffalo.