Research assistants are an essential and valued part of Chronos Lab and facilitate many aspects of the research process. Most team members are students in the School of Communication with varied areas of interest in the field of communication and technology.
If you are interested in applying to be a lab RA, please submit your application here.
CURRENT RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Tian Jin
Tian joined the lab in AU22. Tian is on track to finish her degree in Communication Technology in Spring of 2024. She is interested in user experience and people’s interactions with video games. In her free time, Tian likes to read novels, play video games, and watch anime.
Maggie McManus
Maggie joined the lab in AU22. She is on track to finish her degree in Communication Technology in Spring 2023. She is interested in how online team-based multiplayer games foster bonding experiences between players. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games, cooking, and lounging at home with her cat.
Lexi Moran
Lexi joined the lab in AU22. She is on track to finish her degree in Strategic Communications in the Spring of 2023 and attend graduate school the following fall semester. As a lover of people and stories, Lexi spends her free time immersed in other worlds of books and enjoys creative writing.
Donald Neidecker-Gonzales
Donald joined the lab in AU22.
Sophia Reeder
Sophia joined the lab in AU22. Sophia is on track to finish her degree in Communication Technology in Spring of 2024. She has always been fascinated with how people interact with technology and is passionate about producing diverse stories. If she had all the time in the world, she would spend it exploring every facet of video games, film, and animation.
LAB ALUMNI
Alexandra (Lexi) M. Blouin, class of 2022 (RA Spring 2019 – Spring 2022)
Annie Chu, class of 2022 (RA Spring 2021 – Spring 2022)
Hayley Silbert, class of 2022 (RA Summer 2021 – Spring 2022)
Sanjana Srinivasan, class of 2022 (RA Summer 2021 – Spring 2022)
Joslyn Branham, class of 2021 (RA Spring 2021 – Autumn 2021)
Anaïs Cabello, class of 2021 (RA Spring 2020 – Spring 2021)
Justin Park, class of 2020 (RA Autumn 2019 – Spring 2021)
Lingxiao (Billy) Wang, class of 2020 (RA Spring 2019 – Spring 2021)
Andrew Traina, class of 2020 (RA Summer 2020 – Spring 2021)
Kunyi (Queenie) Xia, class of 2020 (RA Autumn 2020 – Spring 2021)
Alexis Burgett, class of 2019 (RA Summer 2018 – Autumn 2020)
Victoria Piper, class of 2020 (RA Spring 2019 – Summer 2019)
Suriya Farrow-Harris, class of 2020 (RA Autumn 2019 – Spring 2020)
Shelby Hewitt, class of 2019 (RA Autumn 2019 – Spring 2020)
Lindsey Archipley, class of 2019 (RA Autumn 2018 – Autumn 2019)
ShuXian (Jenny) Mai, class of 2019 (RA Spring 2018 – Summer 2019)
Diego Villares, class of 2019 (RA Summer 2018 – Spring 2019)
Joshua (Josh) Berry, class of 2018 (RA Spring 2018 – Autumn 2018)
Thomas (Thom) Ferguson, class of 2018 (RA Summer 2018 – Autumn 2018)
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