Disney Fandom
Here are some of the amazing scholars working on Disney Fandom!
Allison McClain Merrill
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Journalist/Editor
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Other
@AMcClainMerrill
Additional Research Expertise:
My research includes Disney Channel, Disney television series and films, Disney music, Disney-related pop stars, and Disney+. I study the history and impact of the Disney Channel media on viewers across generations!
Anna Zsubori
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Independent Scholar
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race
@DrAnnaZsubori
Additional Research Expertise:
My research and teaching incorporate the study of young people’s understanding of their self-image through their perception of Disney Princesses, and thus my work is strongly linked to audience, communication, cultural, film, gender, and media studies, cultural theory and sociology, while examining participants’ sociocultural construction of identity. My doctoral research explores the heterogeneity of the diverse audiences through the participants’ ambivalent and sometimes even contradictory ideas about their identity. My study combines diverse and innovative research methods, such as textual (thematic) analysis of the interviews and visual (semiotic) examination of Eastern European tween’s drawings and building blocks, and the broader contextual investigation of the sessions with Hungarian young people by using NVivo.
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
Christen Mandracchia
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Institution:
University of the Arts
Position:
Senior Lecturer
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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
Cody Havard
Pronouns:
He/Him/His
Institution:
The University of Memphis
Position:
Professor
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Marvel
Facebook: @CodyHavard; @BeingaFanofDisney; Twitter: @chavardphd
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
Harsha Josephine Antony
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
CHRIST University
Position:
Postgraduate student
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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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Jennessa Hester
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Texas Tech University
Position:
PhD Candidate
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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)
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Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Other
Twitter: @KateKoppy
Additional Research Expertise:
community identity
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:
Rebecca Williams
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of South Wales
Position:
Associate Professor
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Villains
@augustaquarius
Additional Research Expertise:
Xinyue Hu
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Newcastle University
Position:
PhD Student
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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
Amanda Leigh Gomez
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
El Paso Community College
Position:
Librarian / Assistant Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Lucasfilm
@LibrarianGomez
Additional Research Expertise:
Arantxa
Pronouns:
Vizcaíno-Verdú
Institution:
University of Huelva
Position:
PhD Student
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Fandom
Twitter: @aVizcainoVerdu
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Music
Bobby Schweizer
Pronouns:
he/him
Institution:
Texas Tech University
Position:
Assistant Professor
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom
Additional Research Expertise:
Charlotte Durham
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Leeds
Position:
PhD Student
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney & Gender, Disney & Technology, Other
Twitter: @charlotte_em_d
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and Embodiment, Disney and the Everyday
Christine Case
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of PIttsburgh
Position:
PhD Candidate
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Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability
Additional Research Expertise:
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:
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
Hollie McDonnell
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
Mary Immaculate College
Position:
Department Assistant
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality
Additional Research Expertise:
Jenny Kokai
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of South Florida
Position:
Director of the School of Theatre and Dance
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability
@drjenniferkokai
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and non-human animals, Disney and Ecology
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
Leona Heimfeld
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Exeter
Position:
PhD student
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and the environment, Disney informational films
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 Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion
Instagram: @bastion_of_fashion
Additional Research Expertise:
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
Robyn Muir
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Surrey
Position:
Lecturer in Media and Communication
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Live Action
Twitter: @DrRobynMuir
Additional Research Expertise:
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
Victoria Pettersen Lantz
Pronouns:
she/hers
Institution:
Sam Houston State University
Position:
Associate Professor
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other
@VictoriaPLantz (twitter), vplantzphd (Insta)
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Theatre/Performance
luke jefferies
Pronouns:
He/him
Institution:
Swansea University
Position:
Lecturer in clinical psychology and mental health
Website:
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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.