Dr. Teresa Lynch
Director of Chronos Laboratory, Member of the American Indian Studies Committee
154 N Oval Mall
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1330
Research Interests
- My research fits into two topical areas. The first of those is investigating phenomena related to sex and gender in video games. I am interested in the messages video games share about sex and gender, how players process that information, and whether (and when) those messages influence individual and group level behaviors.
- My second area of interest is in how people engage with emotional content in video games and how the addition of control in the digital environment influences emotional processes.
Education
- PhD., Indiana University, Bloomington (2017)
- MA., Indiana University, Bloomington (2013)
- BA., Armstrong State University, Savannah (2008)
My research focuses on interactions between people and media content and technologies with an overarching interest in how social context influences emotion, cognition, and behavior. I approach my work drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives (i.e. communication science, evolutionary biology, psychology, gender studies). I use quantitative (e.g. content analysis, survey, experimental) and qualitative (e.g. in-depth interview) methods and primarily situate my study in video game contexts.