Ekaterina Muravevskaia, Ph.D.

Phone:

317-278-5001

Email:

ekmurav@iu.edu

Website:

https://ekmurav.wixsite.com/empathy

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Education

• Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing, University of Florida, USA (2021)
• M.S. in Computer Science (Digital Production Arts track), Clemson University, USA (2015) - Fulbright Scholar
• M.Ed. in Early Childhood Development and Psychology, Manchester University, UK (2014)
  
  

Biography

Ekaterina Muravevskaia is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University (Indianapolis, USA). She works on projects related to interaction design methods for VR spaces. In particular, she explores how to design VR Empathy games and play environment that can help assess empathy level and scaffold empathy development and social-emotional learning. Also, her research seeks to understand the models behind empathic interactions between humans and virtual characters.

Before joining Indiana University, she was an Assistant Professor at Amrita University (India), where she conducted research with Indian school children and local rural populations to understand cultural differences in empathy and social-emotional skills. Specifically, she explored how empathy games can vary within different cultural contexts. Prior to her academic career, Ekaterina worked in the IT Industry as a Business Analyst, Project Manager, and UX Researcher for five years.

Ekaterina’s research focuses on innovation and gamification in various technologies to bring more empathy, connection, and meaning to human lives. Her work has been presented at national and international conferences, including IDC, IEEE VR, CHI Play, and Game-Based Learning, and published in scientific journals, such as the International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction.

Research interests

• Interaction Design
• Participatory Design
• Game Design
• Extended Reality (VR/AR)
• Game-Based Learning and Role Play
• Empathy Evaluation and Development
• Social-Emotional Learning
• Conscious Communication, Conflict Resolution
  
  

Courses taught

• NEWM-N 100 Foundations of New Media
• INFO-I 590 Mixed Reality for Social Good