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Press Kit

BIO

Kelli Dunlap, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and game designer. In addition to working as a licensed therapist, she currently serves as the Community Director at Take This, a gaming and mental health non-profit. Her research for the past 10 years has focused on the intersection of games and mental health with a focus on the use of games in therapeutic settings as well as the portrayal of mental illness in games. Dr. Dunlap also teaches courses at American University's Game Center, including The Psychology of Games, Games Research Methods, and Games, History, and Society

Pronouns: She/Her

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HEADSHOTS

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ACCOLADES

Game Developers Conference Top 50 Speaker​

Knight Foundation Game Design Fellowship Award

International Game Developers Association Velocity Mentor

Xbox Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award

University Faculty Award Nominee - American University

Women in Games Global Award Nominee - Most Influential Gaming Community Manager

$10k Twitch Scholarship Award

TEAMWORK

Some of my favorite collaborations

National Institute of Mental Health

Smithsonian Institute

XBOX

Jane McGonigal

VOX Media

Educational Testing Services

McGraw Hill

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