Disney Princesses
Here are some of the amazing scholars working on Disney Princesses!
Aaron Settipane
Pronouns:
He/Him
Institution:
University of Southern California
Position:
Adjunct Lecturer
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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
Amy Louise Morgan
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
University of Surrey
Position:
Lecturer in Medieval Literature
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other
@amylouise921
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Medievalism
Ashley Robinson
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
High School English Teacher; Adjunct Professor; Applying to PhD Programs
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Research Expertise:
Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Disability, Disney & Adaptation, Disney & Fairy Tales, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
teaching Disney; Disney through literary lenses
Bethanee Bemis
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
Position:
Museum Specialist
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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
Chloe T Rattray
Pronouns:
she/they
Institution:
Curtin University
Position:
Honours Student
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar
Twitter: @ChloeTRattray
Additional Research Expertise:
Christine Case
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of PIttsburgh
Position:
PhD Candidate
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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
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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:
Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Position:
Assistant Professor
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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
Fiona Caldwell
Pronouns:
She/they
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Independent Scholar
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar, Lucasfilm
Additional Research Expertise:
Harsha Josephine Antony
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
CHRIST University
Position:
Postgraduate student
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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
Katie Kapurch
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Texas State University
Position:
Associate Professor
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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, Other
Twitter: @KatieKapurch
Additional Research Expertise:
The Beatles and Disney, Music on Disney Plus
Marley Healy
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Independent Scholar
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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:
Robyn Muir
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Surrey
Position:
Lecturer in Media and Communication
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Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Live Action
Twitter: @DrRobynMuir
Additional Research Expertise:
Sarah Jessica Darley
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
University of East Anglia
Position:
PhD Student
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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
Sinead Tobin
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Lancaster University
Position:
PhD Student
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Research Expertise:
Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney Television, Disney Streaming, Disney & Adaptation, Disney & Fairy Tales, Disney Pedagogy, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Gothic
luke jefferies
Pronouns:
He/him
Institution:
Swansea University
Position:
Lecturer in clinical psychology and mental health
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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.
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:
Amy Davis
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
University of Hull
Position:
Lecturer
Website:
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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
Anna Zsubori
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Independent Scholar
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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
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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
Brittany Eldridge
Pronouns:
she/her and they/them
Institution:
UCL
Position:
PhD Student
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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
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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
Dion Georgiou
Pronouns:
He/Him
Institution:
University of Chichester
Position:
Senior Lecturer
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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 Catherine Lester
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Birmingham
Position:
Lecturer
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender
@cinefeline
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney & Horror
Emma Bálint
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Szeged
Position:
Assistant Professor
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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
Hollie McDonnell
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
Mary Immaculate College
Position:
Department Assistant
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Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality
Additional Research Expertise:
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
Marissa Lammon
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Institution:
University of Colorado Boulder
Position:
PhD Candidate
Website:
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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
Priscila Mana Vaz
Pronouns:
Mrs.
Institution:
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Position:
PhD Candidate
Website:
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Research Expertise:
Disney Princesses
@priscilamana
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
Selin Akınç Akpınar
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University
Position:
Research Assistant
Website:
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Princesses, Pixar
Additional Research Expertise:
Advertising and Audience Research, Media Sociology
Xinyue Hu
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Newcastle University
Position:
PhD Student
Website:
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Race, Live Action
Twitter@CharlotteXinyue
Additional Research Expertise:
contemporary Mulan adaptations