Dr. Matthew Farber's work as an associate professor of educational technology, and expertise in games (i.e.,
article in Children & Libraries with Dr. James Erekson on pairing games and books in libraries), keynote panel and talk at two CATS events, and social-emotional learning (SEL) aligns with library initiatives that promote digital literacy, community engagement, and innovative learning spaces. As a co-editor of an open-access micro tabletop role-playing game book (
Roll for Learning), an upcoming MIT Press / Penguin Random House book with USC's Tracy Fullerton on applying reader-response theory to video games as multimodal texts (
The Well-Read Game), and also codirector of the
Gaming SEL Lab with Dr. William Merchant, I offer insights into how libraries can leverage games for storytelling, collaboration, and skill-building. I also have connections to organizations like the ALA’s Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT), and experience in programmatic game review further positions me as a thought leader who can help library staff implement meaningful, research-based gaming experiences.
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