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Disney Villains

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

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

Ashley Robinson

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

High School English Teacher; Adjunct Professor; Applying to PhD Programs

Website:

Social Media:

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

Brittany Eldridge

Pronouns:

she/her and they/them

Institution:

UCL

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

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

Dori Koehler

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

Southern New Hampshire University

Position:

Faculty

Website:

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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:

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:

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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Jennifer Lynn Culver

Pronouns:

she / her / hers

Institution:

SMU

Position:

Manager Online Production Services, Adjunct Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Audiences, Disney Merchandising, Disney Villains, Marvel

Twitter: @jenniferlculver

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

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:

RENEE COTTON

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Independent scholar

Position:

Independent

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Villains, Lucasfilm

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:

Sinead Tobin

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Lancaster University

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

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

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.

Amanda Rutherford

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Auckland University of Technology

Position:

Lecturer and PhD student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

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

Additional Research Expertise:

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

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:

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 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

Hannah Sophie Schiffner

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Zeppelin University

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Marvel, Lucasfilm

Additional Research Expertise:

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:

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

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 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:

Rebecca Lewis

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Westminster

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Live Action

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:

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

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:

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