Congratulations to Bryn Shaffer in the MLIS program for receiving the 2024-2025 ALA Spectrum Scholarship!
The Spectrum Scholarship Program is awarded each year to American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Middle Eastern and North African, and/or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander graduate students in library and information studies. The program aims to assist these graduate students to obtain their degree, and pursue leadership positions within the profession and ALA.
Bryn’s research interests lie primarily in human-computer interaction (HCI) and video games, particularly game design and learning, horror gaming, and user engagement. Her thesis project is on building a video game for interactive adult sexual health.
Commenting on receiving the award, Bryn says: “Many thanks to my awesome mentors for their support of my work, particularly my supervisor Dr. Heather O’Brien and also Dr. Hannah Turner. I’m excited to receive this award which will allow me to pursue research in an area I am passionate about and connect with other researchers and students interested in the gaming field”
“I'm excited to receive this award which will allow me to pursue research in an area I am passionate about and connect with other researchers and students interested in the gaming field.”
