Constance Steinkuehler
Constance Steinkuehler (Squire) is an American professor of Informatics at the University of California–Irvine. She previously taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before taking public service leave, from 2011-2012, to work as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) at the White House Executive Office, where she advised on policy matters about video games and learning.
Constance Steinkuehler | |
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Steinkuehler at the 2017 Game Developers Conference | |
| Born | Constance Anne Steinkuehler |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Known for | Game-based learning |
| Spouse | Kurt Squire |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Education Game-based learning Literacy Informatics |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| Doctoral advisor | James Paul Gee |
She currently researches cognitive and social aspects of video games and gaming at the University of California, Irvine. Her current projects include mixed methods research on the North America Scholastic Esports Federation (NASEF) high school esports league, quantitative study of esports in higher education, and advice on parenting gamers. She is currently a co-chair of the Connected Learning Summit (CLL), and chair for the annual Esports Conference (ESC) at UCI as well as the UCI Esports Program Task Force for Diversity and Inclusion. She has published over ninety articles and book chapters including three special journal issues and two books.