About

Collegeology Games
Our Mission

Our mission at Collegeology Games is to develop, operate, and evaluate a suite of fun, inspiring, and educational games that will increase the number of low-income youth preparing for, applying to, and finding success in the nation’s 4-year college programs. Our suite of games is a research-based and highly innovative effort to ensure postsecondary educational opportunities for low-income high-school students.

Contact Us

If you have questions, comments, or feedback on our games, please email us at info@collegeologygames.com!

Research and Development
William G. Tierney, PhD
University Professor & Wilbur Kieffer Professor of Higher Education, Director of the Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis
Zoe B. Corwin, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Monica Raad
Administrative Services Manager
Diane Yoon
Director of Outreach Projects
Jenna Sablan
Provost PhD Fellow, Research Assistant
Vanessa Monterosa, EdM
Provost PhD Fellow, Research Assistant
Diane Flores
Administrative Assistant
Gerardo Ornelas, MBA
Business Consultant
Henry Franco
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Samantha Castillo
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Tracy Fullerton, MFA
Electronic Arts Endowed Chair, Interactive Entertainment, Director of the Game Innovation Lab
Elizabeth Swensen, MFA
Game Designer / Producer
Sean Bouchard, MFA
Game Designer / Technical Lead
Ala’ Diab, MFA
Art Director
Jesse Vigil, MFA
Project Manager / Game Designer
Jonghwa Kim
Programmer
David Turpin
Programmer
Alejandro Villagomez
Programmer
Michael Gizienski
Artist
Kelly Matten
Artist
Andrea Benavides
Research Assistant
Anna Lotko
Research Assistant
Simon Wiscombe
Game Designer
Gisele Ragusa, PhD
Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Jason Perkins
Research Assistant
Advisory Board
David Conley
Professor & Director, University of Oregon, Educational Leadership
Henry Jenkins
Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts
Susan Kemnister
Foundation Program Officer
Julia Lopez
President and CEO, College Access Foundation
Frank Lantz
Creative Director, Zynga
Laird Malamed
Senior Vice President of Production, Activision
Valerie J. Shute
Professor, Ed Psych and Learning Systems, Florida State University
Funders
  • University of Southern California Office of the Provost
  • TG
  • The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Research related to the Collegeology project was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education [Grant R305A110288 to the University of Southern California].
January 27, 2010 |

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Like a game, the college application process is a system with rules. Mastering a game takes practice, but, for most people, the college application process is a game we only get to play once.

The Collegeology Games project strives to create playful ways to understand the systems essential to accessing higher education. Collegeology Games provide a safe environment to learn and experiment with higher education strategies and choices before it really counts.