I am a lecturer and research fellow at the UCL IOE Knowledge Lab and am originally from Canada. Before beginning my academic career, I received professional training and industry experience as a biomedical communicator, illustrator, and media designer. Specifically, in 2008, I earned a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Illustration from Sheridan Institute of Technology, where I specialised in scientific and technical illustration — my undergraduate work focused on explaining the implications of climate change on human health through illustration to provoke behavioural change. In 2012, I completed a professional Master’s in Biomedical Communications from the University of Toronto, where I designed, developed, and evaluated a web-based study aid-game for medical students studying human vascular anatomy, with a focus on how game design motivated study aid engagement, a deeper understanding of anatomy, and fundamentally changed students’ approach to studying the material. Finally, I completed my PhD in Medical Science in 2018, where I investigated the impact of game design on conceptual change of undergraduates’ misconceptions about molecular environments. I have also been fortunate to work in industry at Imagineeringart Inc. (a scientific and medical illustration firm) and Bridgeable (a service design firm), both in Toronto, Canada.