Jessica Hammer

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Jessica Hammer is a PhD candidate in cognitive studies at Columbia University and a member of the Teachers College EGGPLANT Game Research Laboratory. She is the lead designer and researcher for the Advance Game Project, on which she is writing her dissertation. Her larger research interests include stories, games, communities, gender, creativity, and learning. Before joining the department, Jessica worked as a writer, consultant and game designer with an emphasis on serious games and social software. She received a master's degree in interactive telecommunications from NYU and her BA in computer science from Harvard University.

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