Blog Posts

Miscellaneous Tips for Customizing your Wowchemy Academic Site
Notes from far too long spent googling around for tips on customizing this Wowchemy site
Posted Dec 14, 2022 Last updated Apr 14, 2023 15 min read
Losing the battle between productivity and learning for learning's sake
Some reflections and strategies for spending less time doing, and more time learning—or at least doing both at the same time.
Posted Dec 12, 2022 Last updated Dec 13, 2022 11 min read
Feeling Isolated but Trapped on Twitter
An attempt to understand why I continue to regularly use a platform whose negative effects on my mental health are obvious to me
Posted Oct 13, 2022 Last updated Nov 5, 2022 8 min read
Negative Gaming Experiences, Expectations, and Disengagement
A layperson-friendly summary of a recent interview study about negative experiences in games, player expectations, and (dis)engagement.
Posted Jul 25, 2022 10 min read
How to Foster Strong Academic Families
Some observations about the familial social circles academics form, inspired by the wonderful Dorothy Bishop Festschrift.
Posted Jun 30, 2022 8 min read
Ambition and Contentment
Ramblings on a mental battle occasioned by ambition in academia.
Posted Apr 4, 2022 6 min read
Research Impact, and the Quicksand of Gaming Disorder
Some thoughts about a tension I’ve noticed in finding my research direction.
Posted Jan 14, 2021 4 min read
Self-determination theory in Video Games: Misconceptions about Basic Psychological Needs
Myths and misconceptions about what the needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness are, and why they matter in games.
Posted Feb 28, 2020 Last updated Apr 1, 2020 3 min read
About Me
A little more detail about who I am and why I study what I study.
Posted Jan 3, 2020 4 min read
Welcome, and Some Thoughts About Writing
A somewhat long-winded summary of my personal writing process, and the struggle to write at all.
Posted Mar 25, 2019 7 min read