Gregory Barrett has a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Education from Western Washington University and was part of the campus improv troupe. When she’s not playing games or watching esports, she enjoys dancing, boxing and pretty much anything outdoors. She has a Masters degree in Organizational Development and Change Leadership from University of St. She is a certified Scrum Product Owner and also holds a PMC-I certification in product management. Maja Nordrum, MA, is a product manager who has worked with small businesses, non-profits, and game developers to ensure products and services fit customer needs and are streamlined, organized, and implemented. Michael is an alumni of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where he earned an MSc in 2012, and also works in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington. Through all he is involved with, Michael strives to create welcoming, fun, dynamic spaces for folks to come together and learn from each others’ experiences. In 2013, Michael started organizing and running gaming groups for co-workers, friends, and the local community, often using his own games, maps, and stories. Michael More, MSc, has worked professionally with neuro-diverse youth, teens, and adults for over 15 years in community centers, universities, and sports teams. Jared is passionate about measuring the cognitive and emotional benefits of games and developing effective therapeutically applied gaming interventions among multiple populations. He has developed groups utilizing TA-RPGs to promote psychological flexibility, resilience, and well being in military veterans recovering from mental illness, as well as to promote confidence, teamwork, and interpersonal effectiveness in children and adolescents. He is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as one of Game to Grow’s therapeutically applied role-playing game (TA-RPG) group facilitators. Kilmer, PhD leads the counseling clinic at Game to Grow and sees clients in individual and family therapy. Elizabeth is passionate about the development and research of applied therapeutic gaming for adolescents and adults. She has developed therapeutic groups utilizing table-top role-playing games to promote well-being, personal safety, and interpersonal effectiveness in children and adolescents who experienced trauma, as well as to promote cognitive flexibility, frustration tolerance, and social skills in military veterans in primary care and substance abuse treatment settings. Kilmer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who received her doctoral degree from the University of North Texas. Adam Johns has been playing tabletop role-playing games for 20 years, and is very involved in the geek community.Įlizabeth D. In addition to his work with Game to Grow, Adam has been a therapist in private practice. In addition to his work with Game to Grow, Adam developed the CoRe Gaming program at the Atlantic Street Center utilizing video games to teach Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills, served as an educator at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, and taught fourth-grade literacy for Seattle Public Schools.Īdam Johns, LMFT earned his Master’s degree in couple and family therapy at Antioch University after earning his Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Arizona. Adam is a contributing author to three publications: Integrating Geek Culture into Therapeutic Practice Game Play, 3rd Edition and The Walking Dead Psychology. Davis, MA Ed, earned his Master’s degree in Education with a focus in drama therapy from Antioch University Seattle, and is a recognized member of the North American Drama Therapy Association.
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