Dr Sandra Abrams

PhD

School of Education

Visiting Professor

Research Fellow, University of South Africa

College of Education, Department of Psychology of Education

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s.abrams@sheffield.ac.uk

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Dr Sandra Abrams
School of Education
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
91Ö±²¥
S10 2AH
Profile

I am a researcher of digital literacies and videogames, focusing on agentive learning and layered meaning making across digital/nondigital practices. I am engaged in an ongoing, decade-long landmark longitudinal study wherein I explore cooperative competition and game-informed meaning making in public school mathematics classes. Overall, my work suggests that the nuances of digital worlds and practices can disrupt convention, promote social responsibility, and provide new avenues for pedagogical discovery.

Prior to joining 91Ö±²¥ as a visiting professor, I was Professor of Adolescent Education at St. John’s University, where I served for 14 years and held roles including Director of the Curriculum and Instruction PhD program, as well as mentor to numerous students, some with whom I have co-authored publications. I continue to work with PhD students and maintain international collaborations, including my role as Research Fellow for the University of South Africa.

Research interests

digital literacies, videogames, technology integration, innovative research approaches

Research group

Literacies and Language cluster

Teaching interests

research methodologies, digital literacies, technology integration

Professional activities and memberships
  • co-Editor-in-Chief, Educational Media International 
  • co-Editor, Gaming Ecologies and Pedagogies book series (Brill)
  • International Consulting Editorial Board Member, Reading Research Quarterly
  • Editorial Board Member, Teachers College Record
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Mixed Methods Studies
  • Associate Editor, International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches
  • co-founder of Dialogic Research and Development

Media appearances and contributions

2019 -  Vialogues. May 17

2017 -  May 9

2016 -  July

2015 - June 18

2015 - March 11

2014 - December 22

2013 - June 24

2013 - April 12

2013 - April 10