Olenina specializes in Russian literature and visual culture, as well as media theory with an emphasis on performance and embodied spectatorship.

Thorn’s research spans interactive media, wearable music, audio products, augmented instruments, and relational ontologies. He also leads NSF projects supporting neurodivergent learners.

Dr. Moe Madouh, PhD (JMC, ASU), maps dark‑web subcultures via netnography and computational text analysis. His dissertation, The Dark Web Ecology, drives work on media ecology, CMC, LGBTQ+, health, and sports.

Kostner is an active duty U.S. Air Force member, photographer, and designer who combines creativity with technology, capturing everything from the energy of concerts to the stillness of urban spaces.