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Disney Merchandising

Here are some of the amazing scholars working on Disney Merchandising!

Aaron Settipane

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

University of Southern California

Position:

Adjunct Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Live Action, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney corporate culture and operations in studios, theme parks, Imagineering and corporate

Angela Pinholster

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Arizona State University

Position:

PhD Candidate, Faculty Associate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney & Food, Disney Pedagogy

Additional Research Expertise:

Dion Georgiou

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

University of Chichester

Position:

Senior Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Other

Twitter: @drdiongeorgiou

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney and environmental issues

Dr Helen Haswell

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Queen's University Belfast

Position:

Lecturer in Film

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Pixar

Additional Research Expertise:

Evan Nooe

Pronouns:

He/Him

Institution:

University of South Carolina Lancaster

Position:

Assistant Professor of History

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Other

@EvanNooe

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Foodways

Harsha Josephine Antony

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

CHRIST University

Position:

Postgraduate student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Live Action

Instagram: harsha.josephine

Additional Research Expertise:

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Katie Kapurch

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Texas State University

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other

Twitter: @KatieKapurch

Additional Research Expertise:

The Beatles and Disney, Music on Disney Plus

Marissa Lammon

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Institution:

University of Colorado Boulder

Position:

PhD Candidate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Pixar, Live Action, Other

@marissalammon

Additional Research Expertise:

Death in Disney

Marley Healy

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion

Instagram: @bastion_of_fashion

Additional Research Expertise:

Rebecca Williams

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of South Wales

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Villains

@augustaquarius

Additional Research Expertise:

Sinead Tobin

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

Lancaster University

Position:

PhD Student

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney Television, Disney Streaming, Disney & Adaptation, Disney & Fairy Tales, Disney Pedagogy, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Gothic

Amy Davis

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

University of Hull

Position:

Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Other

@DrAmyMDavis

Additional Research Expertise:

Walt Disney

Christen Mandracchia

Pronouns:

She/her/hers

Institution:

University of the Arts

Position:

Senior Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney Theatrical

Dori Koehler

Pronouns:

She/Her

Institution:

Southern New Hampshire University

Position:

Faculty

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney Transmedia, Disney & Food, Disney & Fairy Tales

Additional Research Expertise:

Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Position:

Assistant Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race

@ProfEmilyAguilo

Additional Research Expertise:

Disney and Latinx Representation

Hannah Palsa

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Kansas State University

Position:

PhD Candidate

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Other

@HannahPalsa

Additional Research Expertise:

I'm interested in Disney during World War II, and ideas of pet keeping and the human-animal bond within Disney films

Jennifer Lynn Culver

Pronouns:

she / her / hers

Institution:

SMU

Position:

Manager Online Production Services, Adjunct Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Audiences, Disney Merchandising, Disney Villains, Marvel

Twitter: @jenniferlculver

Additional Research Expertise:

Kyle Meikle

Pronouns:

he/him

Institution:

University of Baltimore

Position:

Associate Professor

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Live Action

Twitter: @kylemeikle

Additional Research Expertise:

Marley Healy

Pronouns:

She/her

Institution:

Independent Scholar

Position:

Independent Scholar

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains

Instagram: @bastion_of_fashion

Additional Research Expertise:

Rebecca Harrison

Pronouns:

she/her/hers

Institution:

The Open University

Position:

Lecturer

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Lucasfilm

Twitter: @beccaeharrison

Additional Research Expertise:

Robyn Muir

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Surrey

Position:

Lecturer in Media and Communication

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Live Action

Twitter: @DrRobynMuir

Additional Research Expertise:

Susan Ohmer

Pronouns:

she/her

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Position:

Professor Emerita

Website:

Social Media:

Research Expertise:

Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Marvel, Lucasfilm

Additional Research Expertise:

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