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Disney Animation

Here are some of the amazing scholars working on Disney Animation!

Amy Davis

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

University of Hull

Position:

Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Other

@DrAmyMDavis

Additional Research Expertise:

Walt Disney

Audrey Louckx

Pronouns:

She her

Institution:

UMONS / University of Mons

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Adaptation, Remakes & Reboots

Chloe T Rattray

Pronouns:

she/they

Institution:

Curtin University

Position:

Honours Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar

Twitter: @ChloeTRattray

Additional Research Expertise:

Craig Svonkin

Pronouns:

He

Institution:

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Position:

Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney & Race, Pixar

Additional Research Expertise:

Dion Georgiou

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

University of Chichester

Position:

Senior Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Other

Twitter: @drdiongeorgiou

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney and environmental issues

Dr Anna Kerchy

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Szeged, Hungary

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Live Action

Additional Research Expertise:

Alice in Wonderland, adaptation studies, transmediation/translation of children's literature, body representations, posthumanism/humanimal studies

Dr Helen Haswell

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Queen's University Belfast

Position:

Lecturer in Film

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Pixar

Additional Research Expertise:

Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Position:

Assistant Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race

@ProfEmilyAguilo

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney and Latinx Representation

Fiona Caldwell

Pronouns:

She/they

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar, Lucasfilm

Additional Research Expertise:

Hannah Palsa

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Kansas State University

Position:

PhD Candidate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Other

@HannahPalsa

Additional Research Expertise:

I'm interested in Disney during World War II, and ideas of pet keeping and the human-animal bond within Disney films

Harsha Josephine Antony

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

CHRIST University

Position:

Postgraduate student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Live Action

Instagram: harsha.josephine

Additional Research Expertise:

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Jamie Hecker

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

Independent scholar

Position:

Independent scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Theme Parks, Pixar

Additional Research Expertise:

Jon Saklofske

Pronouns:

He/him/his

Institution:

Acadia University

Position:

Full Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Lucasfilm

@jsaklofske

Additional Research Expertise:

Katie Kapurch

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Texas State University

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other

Twitter: @KatieKapurch

Additional Research Expertise:

The Beatles and Disney, Music on Disney Plus

Lauren Folley

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Salford University

Position:

Master student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race

Additional Research Expertise:

Mariana Martins Trindade

Pronouns:

Mariana

Institution:

Universidade Federal Fluminense

Position:

Master

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Sexuality

Instagram @mariitrindadee

Additional Research Expertise:

Marley Healy

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains

Instagram: @bastion_of_fashion

Additional Research Expertise:

Michael Meindl

Pronouns:

he/him

Institution:

Radford University/Virginia Tech

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Villains

Additional Research Expertise:

Rachel Milne

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Glasgow

Position:

Postgraduate (Taught) Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability

twitter: rachelmmilne

Additional Research Expertise:

Robert Neuman

Pronouns:

he, him, his

Institution:

Florida State University

Position:

Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks

Additional Research Expertise:

Sarah Jessica Darley

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

University of East Anglia

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability

Additional Research Expertise:

Fairy Tales

Stefanie Johnstone

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Independent scholar

Position:

Coordinator Research Funding and Development

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Live Action

@trilogytweeter

Additional Research Expertise:

Franchise, seriality

Vic Mullins

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

University of Cambridge

Position:

Doctoral candidate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Pixar

Twitter: @Vick_Mullins

Additional Research Expertise:

luke jefferies

Pronouns:

He/him

Institution:

Swansea University

Position:

Lecturer in clinical psychology and mental health

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Live Action, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

I am interested in the psychology of Disney. I am interested in mental health and wellbeing. I am interested in nature and environmental psychology e.g. people and places such as themed parks. i can use qual and quant methods. I am interested in research partnerships and MDT working.

Amy Louise Morgan

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

University of Surrey

Position:

Lecturer in Medieval Literature

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other

@amylouise921

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Medievalism

Bob Sangwell

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation

Additional Research Expertise:

Christen Mandracchia

Pronouns:

She/her/hers

Institution:

University of the Arts

Position:

Senior Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Theatrical

Cristina Formenti

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Udine

Position:

Assistant Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Other

Twitter: @CristinaForm

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney & Animated Documentary

Dori Koehler

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

Southern New Hampshire University

Position:

Faculty

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney Transmedia, Disney & Food, Disney & Fairy Tales

Additional Research Expertise:

Dr Catherine Lester

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Birmingham

Position:

Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender

@cinefeline

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney & Horror

Dr Tracey Mollet

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

University of Leeds

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Marvel, Live Action

@tracey130287

Additional Research Expertise:

Emma Bálint

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Szeged

Position:

Assistant Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Live Action, Disney & Fairy Tales, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Little Red Riding Hood, Classic Fairy Tales, Transmedial Adaptations

Hannah Neuhauser

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Institution:

UT Austin

Position:

PhD Musicology Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Theme Parks, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney and Music!

Hannah Palsa

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Kansas State University

Position:

PhD Candidate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Other

@HannahPalsa

Additional Research Expertise:

Pet keeping in Disney films

Heather Holian

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Position:

Professor of Art History

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Pixar

@heather_holian

Additional Research Expertise:

Jennessa Hester

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Texas Tech University

Position:

PhD Candidate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Other

@CherryPopPunk

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Video Games, Disney Music, Disney Channel

Kate Koppy

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

New Economic School

Position:

Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track)

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Other

Twitter: @KateKoppy

Additional Research Expertise:

community identity

Kyle Meikle

Pronouns:

he/him

Institution:

University of Baltimore

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Live Action

Twitter: @kylemeikle

Additional Research Expertise:

Lindsay Burton

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Institution:

University of Cambridge

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Pixar, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Posthumanism/new materialism/kinship

Marissa Lammon

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Institution:

University of Colorado Boulder

Position:

PhD Candidate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Pixar, Live Action, Other

@marissalammon

Additional Research Expertise:

Death in Disney

Marley Healy

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fashion, Disney Villains, Marvel, Lucasfilm

Instagram: @bastion_of_fashion

Additional Research Expertise:

Noel Brown

Pronouns:

he/him

Institution:

Liverpool Hope University

Position:

Senior Lecturer in Film

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Other

@NoelDBrown

Additional Research Expertise:

Children's film and media; family entertainment

Rebecca Rowe

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Texas A&M University--Commerce

Position:

Assistant Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Pixar, Live Action, Other

Twitter: @Rebecca_L_Rowe

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney & Age, Disney & Adaptation, Disney & Fairy Tales

Sam Summers

Pronouns:

he/him

Institution:

Middlesex University

Position:

Associate Lecturer in Animation History & Theory

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Pixar, Live Action

Additional Research Expertise:

Selin Akınç Akpınar

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University

Position:

Research Assistant

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Princesses, Pixar

Additional Research Expertise:

Advertising and Audience Research, Media Sociology

Susan Ohmer

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Position:

Professor Emerita

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Marvel, Lucasfilm

Additional Research Expertise:

Xinyue Hu

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Newcastle University

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Race, Live Action

Twitter@CharlotteXinyue

Additional Research Expertise:

contemporary Mulan adaptations

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