Dr. Darnel Degand

Biography

Darnel Degand is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Davis. His multimodal interdisciplinary research agenda investigates various notions and manifestations of social success skills and academic achievement across a wide range of environments. His work primarily explores the ways media and society influence the development of social success skills, emphasizing how media production and consumption experiences contribute to educational outcomes. Degand has decades of professional experience in interactive media production, having held roles such as multimedia designer at the City University of New York’s Queensborough Community College and game designer at Sesame Workshop. He has been a plenary speaker at various conferences, including the California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators Conference and the International Graphic Novel Comics Conference. His notable research interests include Media Culture, Comics and Graphic Novels, Interactive Narratives, and Games, among others. Degand holds a Doctorate in Instructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University, as well as Master's and Bachelor's degrees from New York University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively. He continues to contribute to the field with ongoing research and publications in prominent journals.

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