EDUCATION
2018 Ph.D. Performance Studies, UC Davis
Dissertation: "Mediated Intimacy: Performing Sex on HBO, YouTube, and in Analog Role-Playing Games"
Designated Emphases: Feminist Theory and Research, Critical Theory
2012 M.A. Performance Research, University of Bristol, with distinction
Dissertation: “Beyond Binaries: Questioning Authentic Identity in Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
2009 B.A. English, Rutgers University, magna cum laude
Minors: Theater Arts, Art History
2018 Ph.D. Performance Studies, UC Davis
Dissertation: "Mediated Intimacy: Performing Sex on HBO, YouTube, and in Analog Role-Playing Games"
Designated Emphases: Feminist Theory and Research, Critical Theory
2012 M.A. Performance Research, University of Bristol, with distinction
Dissertation: “Beyond Binaries: Questioning Authentic Identity in Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
2009 B.A. English, Rutgers University, magna cum laude
Minors: Theater Arts, Art History
PUBLICATIONS
Edited Volumes
Trammell, Aaron, Evan Torner, and Emma Leigh Waldron, editors. Analog Game Studies, Volume 1. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon ETC Press, 2016.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “‘This FEELS SO REAL!’: Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos.” In “Viewing Patterns: Studying Information/Iteration/Incarnation in Media Infrastructures.” Edited by Zack Lischer-Katz and Aaron Trammell. Special issue, First Monday (October 2016). (In review / Forthcoming).
Book chapters
Trammell, Aaron and Emma Leigh Waldron.“Playing for Intimacy: Love, Lust, and Desire in the Pursuit of Embodied Design.” In Rated M for Mature: Sex and Sexuality in Video Games. Edited by Matthew Wysocki and Evan W. Lauteria. New York: Bloomsbury, 2015.
Book reviews
Rev. of What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee. National Academic Advising Association Journal, 33.2 (2013).
Digital Publications
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “Mediated Sexuality in ASMR Videos.” Sounding Out! http://soundstudiesblog.com/2015/12/14/affect-and-sexuality-in-asmr-videos/. 14 December 2015.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "The Pleasures of Adaptation in Ryan North's To Be or Not To Be." Analog Game Studies. www.analoggamestudies.org. 9 March 2015.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "Larp-as-Performance-as-Research." Analog Game Studies. www.analoggamestudies.org. 1 August 2014.
Torner, Evan, Aaron Trammell, and Emma Leigh Waldron. "Reinventing Analog Game Studies." Analog Game Studies. www.analoggamestudies.org. 1 August 2014.
Edited Volumes
Trammell, Aaron, Evan Torner, and Emma Leigh Waldron, editors. Analog Game Studies, Volume 1. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon ETC Press, 2016.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “‘This FEELS SO REAL!’: Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos.” In “Viewing Patterns: Studying Information/Iteration/Incarnation in Media Infrastructures.” Edited by Zack Lischer-Katz and Aaron Trammell. Special issue, First Monday (October 2016). (In review / Forthcoming).
Book chapters
Trammell, Aaron and Emma Leigh Waldron.“Playing for Intimacy: Love, Lust, and Desire in the Pursuit of Embodied Design.” In Rated M for Mature: Sex and Sexuality in Video Games. Edited by Matthew Wysocki and Evan W. Lauteria. New York: Bloomsbury, 2015.
Book reviews
Rev. of What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee. National Academic Advising Association Journal, 33.2 (2013).
Digital Publications
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “Mediated Sexuality in ASMR Videos.” Sounding Out! http://soundstudiesblog.com/2015/12/14/affect-and-sexuality-in-asmr-videos/. 14 December 2015.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "The Pleasures of Adaptation in Ryan North's To Be or Not To Be." Analog Game Studies. www.analoggamestudies.org. 9 March 2015.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "Larp-as-Performance-as-Research." Analog Game Studies. www.analoggamestudies.org. 1 August 2014.
Torner, Evan, Aaron Trammell, and Emma Leigh Waldron. "Reinventing Analog Game Studies." Analog Game Studies. www.analoggamestudies.org. 1 August 2014.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Bilinski Dissertation Year Fellowship, UC Davis, 2017-2018
Margrit Mondavi Summer Fellowship, UC Davis, 2016
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellow, UC Davis, 2014-2016
HASTAC Scholar, UC Davis, 2014-2015
Bilinski Dissertation Year Fellowship, UC Davis, 2017-2018
Margrit Mondavi Summer Fellowship, UC Davis, 2016
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellow, UC Davis, 2014-2016
HASTAC Scholar, UC Davis, 2014-2015
CONFERENCE ACTIVITY
Papers Presented
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “Sweat, Tears, and Bleed: The Radical Potentiality of Live-Action Role-Playing.” Rutgers Media Studies Conference: Extending Play 3. Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. Piscataway, NJ, September 30-October 1, 2016. (Forthcoming)
Shaw, Adrienne, Evan W. Lauteria, and Emma Leigh Waldron. “Making Queer Games History: The Collection and Assessment of LGBTQ Game Content.” Different Games. Brooklyn, NY, April 8-9, 2016.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “‘Just Female Porn’”: The Contested Sexuality of YouTube’s ASMRtists.” Thinking Gender Conference. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, April 7-8, 2016.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "'This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." Doing the Body in the 21st Century. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA. March/April 2016. (Forthcoming)
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "'This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." PCA/ACA National Conference. Seattle, WA. March 2016. (Forthcoming)
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "'This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." Affect Theory Conference: Worldings, Tensions, Futures. Millersville University. Lancaster, PA, October 2015
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "''This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." Extending Play: The Sequel, the Rutgers Media Studies Conference. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ, April 2015
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "Touching and Feeling: Performing Intimacy and Playing Sex in Larps." PCA/ACA National Conference. New Orleans Marriott. New Orleans, LA, April 2015
Waldron, Emma Leigh and Aaron Trammell. “Playing for Intimacy: Love, Lust, and Desire in the Pursuit of Embodied Design.” Living Games Conference. NYU Game Center. New York, NY, March 2014
Papers Presented
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “Sweat, Tears, and Bleed: The Radical Potentiality of Live-Action Role-Playing.” Rutgers Media Studies Conference: Extending Play 3. Rutgers University School of Communication and Information. Piscataway, NJ, September 30-October 1, 2016. (Forthcoming)
Shaw, Adrienne, Evan W. Lauteria, and Emma Leigh Waldron. “Making Queer Games History: The Collection and Assessment of LGBTQ Game Content.” Different Games. Brooklyn, NY, April 8-9, 2016.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. “‘Just Female Porn’”: The Contested Sexuality of YouTube’s ASMRtists.” Thinking Gender Conference. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, April 7-8, 2016.
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "'This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." Doing the Body in the 21st Century. University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA. March/April 2016. (Forthcoming)
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "'This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." PCA/ACA National Conference. Seattle, WA. March 2016. (Forthcoming)
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "'This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." Affect Theory Conference: Worldings, Tensions, Futures. Millersville University. Lancaster, PA, October 2015
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "''This FEELS SO REAL!': Sense and Sexuality in ASMR Videos." Extending Play: The Sequel, the Rutgers Media Studies Conference. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ, April 2015
Waldron, Emma Leigh. "Touching and Feeling: Performing Intimacy and Playing Sex in Larps." PCA/ACA National Conference. New Orleans Marriott. New Orleans, LA, April 2015
Waldron, Emma Leigh and Aaron Trammell. “Playing for Intimacy: Love, Lust, and Desire in the Pursuit of Embodied Design.” Living Games Conference. NYU Game Center. New York, NY, March 2014
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of California, Davis
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Film Studies (FMS 100), Department of Cinema and Digital Media, Spring 2017
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Film Studies (FMS 100), Department of Cinema and Digital Media, Winter 2017
Teaching Assistant, Cinema History 1895-1945 (CTS 41A), Department of Cinema and Digital Media, Winter 2017
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Critical Gender Studies (GSW 50), Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, Fall 2016
Assistant Instructor, Intro to Acting (DRA 10), Department of Theatre and Dance, Fall 2016
Rutgers University
Section Facilitator, Honors Colloquium (01:090:111). School of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2013
Section Facilitator, Students in Transition Seminar (01:090:220). School of Arts and Sciences, Spring 2013
Section Facilitator, Honors Colloquium (01:090:111). School of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2012
University of California, Davis
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Film Studies (FMS 100), Department of Cinema and Digital Media, Spring 2017
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Film Studies (FMS 100), Department of Cinema and Digital Media, Winter 2017
Teaching Assistant, Cinema History 1895-1945 (CTS 41A), Department of Cinema and Digital Media, Winter 2017
Teaching Assistant, Intro to Critical Gender Studies (GSW 50), Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, Fall 2016
Assistant Instructor, Intro to Acting (DRA 10), Department of Theatre and Dance, Fall 2016
Rutgers University
Section Facilitator, Honors Colloquium (01:090:111). School of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2013
Section Facilitator, Students in Transition Seminar (01:090:220). School of Arts and Sciences, Spring 2013
Section Facilitator, Honors Colloquium (01:090:111). School of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2012
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Researcher, Gina Bloom, ModLab and Digital Humanities Institute, UC Davis, Fall 2014
Graduate Student Researcher, Gina Bloom, ModLab and Digital Humanities Institute, UC Davis, Fall 2014
SERVICE
Editor-at-Large, Analog Game Studies, www. analoggamestudies.org, 2018-present
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Analog Game Studies, www.analoggamestudies.org, 2014-2017
Copy Editor, #Feminism: A Collection of Nano-Games, 2016
Translation Copy Editor, The Larpfactory Book Project, 2013
Translation Copy Editor, Stockholm Scenario Festival, 2013
Editor-at-Large, Analog Game Studies, www. analoggamestudies.org, 2018-present
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Analog Game Studies, www.analoggamestudies.org, 2014-2017
Copy Editor, #Feminism: A Collection of Nano-Games, 2016
Translation Copy Editor, The Larpfactory Book Project, 2013
Translation Copy Editor, Stockholm Scenario Festival, 2013
