Kurt Squire

Kurt Squire is a professor at the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine, and a member of the Connected Learning Laboratory. He is renowned for his research on applying game design in education and formerly served as the director of the Games, Learning, and Society Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research primarily focuses on gamified learning, educational technology, and how digital games facilitate learning. He has published extensively on games and learning and has received numerous research grants, including from the National Science Foundation (NSF). His educational technology and gamified learning courses have successfully driven innovation in the education sector.

• 2016–Present·University of California, Irvine·Professor
  • Researching the application of gamified learning in education and fostering commercial collaborations in educational technology and game design.
• 2004–2016·University of Wisconsin-Madison·Researcher and Professor
  • Led the Games, Learning, and Society Initiative, focusing on the integration of game design with education research.
• 2000–2004·Massachusetts Institute of Technology·Research Manager
  • Participated in the "Games-to-Teach" project, studying the role of games in education.

• 2000–2004·Indiana University Bloomington·Ph.D.
  • Specialization: Educational Technology and Gamified Learning
• 1990–1994·Miami University (Ohio)·Bachelor's Degree
  • Specialization: Interdisciplinary Studies