The Lab Partner Board Games Faculty Learning Community brings together University of Georgia faculty, students and postdocs interested in creating, adapting, or exploring STEM-themed board games for use in teaching. We work together on multiple game-based teaching projects at different stages of development, including initial conception, game design and playtesting, integration into courses, and testing and piloting ideas with students. Lab Partner Board Games FLC is a member of GAMA.
Current Projects
- Creature Feature: a game of speculative evolution
- Operon: a game of gene regulation
- 10 simple rules for creating an educational board game
- Theory-Informed Framework for Designing Board Game-Based STEM Learning Experiences
Current Members
| Name | Primary UGA Department / Unit |
| Brian Kvitko (Facilitator) | Plant Pathology |
| Eric D. Rubenstein (Facilitator) | Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication |
| Jason Wallace | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| Joshua Andrew King | English |
| Kyle J. Johnsen | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Lauren Housley | Nutritional Sciences |
| Marshall Shepherd | Geography & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Rosanna G. Rivero | College of Environment and Design |
| Rebecca Abney | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources |
| Alec Nelson | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources |
| Renato Azevedo | Institute of Gerontology; Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
| Danielle Rose Costello | University Libraries |
| Bailey Riedel | Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication |
| Bryn Watkins | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| Alex Straus | Odum School of Ecology |
| Ania Majewska | College of Veterinary Medicine |
| Jaana Korhonen | Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources |
Prior Members
| Name | Primary Department / Unit |
| Taylor Bird | Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication |
| Shira Chess | Entertainment & Media Studies |
| Julie D. Spivey | Graphic Design, Lamar Dodd School of Art |
| Sarah Jantzi | Center for Applied Isotope Studies (CAIS) |