People

Center Leadership

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  • Media research and design

 

Director, Center for Digital Games Research; Media Researcher, Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research

Faculty Affiliates

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  • Computer Science

 

Professor, Department of Computer Science; Director, Mobility Management and Networking (MOMENT) Laboratory

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  • Psychological & Brain Sciences

 

Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences; Director, Research Center for Virtual Environments and Behavior

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  • Film & Media Studies

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Film & Media Studies

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  • Geography

 

Professor, Department of Geography

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  • Chemistry & Biochemistry

 

Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

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  • Communication

 

Professor, Department of Communication

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  • Education

 

Professor, School of Education; Director, UC Center for Research on Special Education, Disabilities, and Development Risk

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  • Film & Media Studies

 

Lecturer, Department of Film & Media Studies; Co-founder of Blue Horizons at the Carsey-Wolf Center, UCSB

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  • Psychological & Brain Sciences

 

Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences; Associate Director, Center for Spatial Studies

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  • Computer Science

 

Professor, Department of Computer Science; Affiliated Professor, Media Arts and Technology Graduate Program

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  • Geography

 

Associate Professor, Department of Geography; Program Chair, UC Santa Barbara Cognitive Science Program

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  • Education

 

Lecturer, Department of Education

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  • Biology

 

Harriman Professor of Neuroscience Research; Co-Director, Neuroscience Research Institute

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  • Computer Science

 

Professor, Department of Computer Science

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  • Geography

 

Professor, Department of Geography; Director, Center for Spatial Studies

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  • Media Arts and Technology

 

Professor, Department of Art Studio; Professor and Chair, Media Arts and Technology Graduate Program

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  • Environmental Science & Management

 

Lecturer, Environmental Science & Management; Manager, Communication Program, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management 

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  • Psychological & Brain Sciences

 

Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

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  • Communication

 

Professor, Department of Communication

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  • Film & Media Studies

 

Professor, Department of Film & Media Studies

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  • Communication

 

Professor and Arthur N. Rupe Chair in the Social Effects of Mass Communication, Department of Communication

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  • Psychological & Brain Sciences

 

Professor, Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences; Director, Center for Mindfulness and Human Potential

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  • Political Science

 

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science; Faculty Affiliate, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management 

  • Associate Director

Christian Thomas is the Associate Director of the Center for Digital Games Research, and teaches several game-based courses in the Writing Program at UC Santa Barbara.

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  • Computer Science

 

Professor, Department of Computer Science; Co-Director, Four Eyes Lab

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  • Computer Science

 

Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and College of Creative Studies

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  • Communication

 

Professor, Department of Comunication; Lead Researcher, Media Neuroscience Lab

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  • Computer Science

 

Professor, Department of Computer Science

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