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Disney History

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

Aaron Settipane

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

University of Southern California

Position:

Adjunct Lecturer

Website:

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Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Live Action, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney corporate culture and operations in studios, theme parks, Imagineering and corporate

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!

Amanda Rutherford

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Auckland University of Technology

Position:

Lecturer and PhD student

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Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender

Additional Research Expertise:

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

Bob Sangwell

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

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Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation

Additional Research Expertise:

Brittany Eldridge

Pronouns:

she/her and they/them

Institution:

UCL

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

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Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Live Action, Other

@BEldridg39

Additional Research Expertise:

Fairy Tales and Adaptation; Motherhood

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

Craig Svonkin

Pronouns:

He

Institution:

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Position:

Professor

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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:

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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 Helen Haswell

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Queen's University Belfast

Position:

Lecturer in Film

Website:

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Research Expertise:

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

Additional Research Expertise:

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:

Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Position:

Assistant Professor

Website:

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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

Evan Nooe

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

University of South Carolina Lancaster

Position:

Assistant Professor of History

Website:

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Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Other

@EvanNooe

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Foodways

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:

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:

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

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:

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

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:

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

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

Allen Babiarz-Lira

Pronouns:

He/Him/His

Institution:

Saint Xavier University

Position:

Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Theme Parks

@allenfuturephd

Additional Research Expertise:

Amanda Leigh Gomez

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

El Paso Community College

Position:

Librarian / Assistant Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Lucasfilm

@LibrarianGomez

Additional Research Expertise:

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

Bethanee Bemis

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Position:

Museum Specialist

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Other

Twitter: @bbemisdalessio

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney and American identities

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:

Cariad Martin

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

University of Kent

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom

@cariadroseandco

Additional Research Expertise:

Cindy Mediavilla

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Independent scholar

Position:

Independent scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Theme Parks, Disney & Gender

Additional Research Expertise:

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

Dr Claire Hookham

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

Leeds Trinity University

Position:

Senior Lecturer Organisational Behaviour

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Theme Parks

Additional Research Expertise:

I have a PhD in Emotional Labour Control at Walt Disney World (and am a former Cast Member at both the Disney Store and Walt Disney World). I lecture in Disney Corporate Culture, Emotional Labour and Guest Service Excellence.

Dr John Wills

Pronouns:

He/him

Institution:

University of Kent

Position:

Reader in American History and Culture

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Theme Parks

twitter: @drjonw

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney & Environment

Dr. Michelle Martinez

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Arizona State University

Position:

Instructor, Film and Media Studies

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Audiences, Disney & Race, Lucasfilm, Other

Twitter: @mjmartinez72 Instagram:mixapix

Additional Research Expertise:

Latino/x/a Representation of Disney products

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:

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

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:

Lisa Duffy

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Villains, Other

Twitter/Instagram: @_lisawithans

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Musicals

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:

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:

RENEE COTTON

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Independent scholar

Position:

Independent

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Villains, Lucasfilm

Additional Research Expertise:

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:

Siobhan Scarlett O'Reilly

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

University of Brighton

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Fandom, Disney & Disability, Other

twitter: @siobhanscarr

Additional Research Expertise:

Nostalgia

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:

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