Research and Related Staff

Dr Rebecca Benzie Research Associate Email: rebecca.benzie@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325220 Room:
Dr Cobi van Tonder Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow Email: cobi.vantonder@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325220 Room:	Working on project 'Acoustic Atlas: Cultivating the Capacity to Listen' with Dr Mariana Lopez. Funded by the European Commission.
Digital Creativity Labs Digital Creativity Labs brings together over 100 partners and 30 researchers from multiple disciplines to deliver impact from research in the games and media industries.	For all staff in Digital Creativity Labs
Joe Cutting Research Associate in Game Experience Design Email: joe.cutting@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325229 Room:
Dr Sebastian Deterding Senior Research Fellow, Digital Creativity Labs Reader Email: sebastian.deterding@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325259 Room: RCH/222	Motivational and engagement design; persuasive design and games; gameful and playful design; creative AI; games and play in culture.
Dr Victoria Hodge KTP Associate in Data Analytics (PA Media) Email: victoria.hodge@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325229 Room:
Dr Sondess Missaoui Research Associate in Artificial Intelligence Email: sondess.missaoui@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325229 Room:
Andrew Walter Research Associate in Tools for Digital Storytelling Email: andrew.walter@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325229 Room:
XR Stories / SIGN / ERDF	For all staff in XR Stories
Emma Brown Programme Manager, XR Stories Email: emma.brown@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Sophie Caswell-Jones Administrator, XR Stories/SIGN Email: sophie.caswell-jones@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Harriet Camp Administrator/Receptionist, XR Stories/SIGN Email: harriet.camp@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
David Cooke Administrator, XR Stories/SIGN Email: david.cooke@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Robin Cramp Business Development Manager (Executive Producer), SIGN Email: robin.cramp@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Catherine Hardman Partnerships and Strategy Manager, SIGN Email: catherine.hardman@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Miriam Hemingway Networks and Events Coordinator, XR Stories/SIGN Email: miriam.hemingway@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Farah Khan ERDF Monitoring Officer, SIGN Email: farah.khan@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Sarah Mitchell Marketing Specialist, SIGN Email: sarah.a.mitchell@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room:
Dr Anna Ozimek Research Associate Creative Industries Email: anna.ozimek@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Sophie Palmer Administration Manager, XR Stories/SIGN Email: sophie.palmer@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Pip Rackstraw Skills and Training Manager, XR Stories/SIGN Email: pip.rackstraw@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325220 Room: RCH/
Robyn Ranford Administrator, XR Stories Email: robyn.ranford@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325220 Room: RCH/
John Rose-Adams Creative Producer, XR Stories/SIGN Email: john.rose-adams@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Wendy Sissons Internships and Bursaries Manager, XR Stories/SIGN Email: wendy.sissons@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325220 Room: RCH/
Dr Samuel Stockley-Patel Research Associate, XR Stories Email: samuel.stockley-patel@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Dr Jon Swords Research Fellow XR Stories Lecturer in Creative Industries Email: jon.swords@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107	Economic geography, specifically geographies of the creative industries; immersive technology and media; critical heritage studies; visual methodologies; post-representational cartography.‌
Nicola Thomis Communications Manager, XR Stories/SIGN Email: nicola.thomis@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Caroline White Senior Creative Producer, XR Stories Email: caroline.white@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325292 Room: RCH/107
Weavr Weavr is a technology platform that uses live and historic data to create meaningful and personalised mixed-reality experiences for esports fans.	For staff in Weavr
Dr Florian Block Research Fellow, Digital Creativity Labs, Weavr Lecturer Email: florian.block@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325458 Room: RCH/222	Enabling the general public to interact with real-world data through the use of novel interactive technology and visualization techniques. Utilizing interactive technology, data visualizations and games for scientific outreach, digital civics and citizen science.
Álvaro Cáceres Muñoz UX Software Engineer Email: alvaro.caceres@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325272 Room:
Alistair Coates Junior Software Engineer Email: alistair.coates@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325272 Room: RCH/011
Dr Athanasios Kokkinakis Research Associate in User Analytics Email: athanasios.kokkinakis@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325272 Room: RCH/011
Isabelle Nölle Project Manager Email: isabelle.nolle@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325272 Room: RCH/011
Dr Oluseyi Olarewaju Research Associate in Intelligent Content Creation Tools for Esports Email: olu.olarewaju@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325272 Room: RCH/011
Moni Patra Junior Data Analyst Email: moni.patra@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325272 Room: RCH/011
Daniel Slawson Software Development Engineer Lead Email: danial.slawson@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 325272 Room: RCH/011