Kurt Squire

Kurt Squire
Born Kurt Squire
Alma mater University of Indiana
Known for Game-based learning
Spouse(s) Constance Steinkuehler
Scientific career
Fields Education
Game-based learning
Institutions University of Wisconsin–Madison
Academic advisors Henry Jenkins

Dr. Kurt D. Squire (born July 10, 1972 in Valparaiso, Indiana) is a Professor at The University of California, Irvine, member of the Connected Learning Laboratory, and former Director of the Games, Learning & Society Initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, best known for his research into game design for education.

Squire wrote a regular column for Computer Games magazine, and has been interviewed for many periodicals and media outlets, from PBS to wired.com.

Biography

Squire was born as the elder of two children to Walter "Dean" Squire, an accountant, and Susan Elizabeth Nelson, a German language teacher. He attended Portage High School, graduating in 1990, then going on to study at the Western College Program at Miami University.

Education/Teaching Career

He received a B.Phil in Interdisciplinary Studies in 1994 from Miami University, and earned a Ph.D in 2004 from Indiana University. He taught at the Knoxville Montessori School and the McGuffey Foundation School between 1994–1996; later he became Research Manager of the Games-to-Teach Project at MIT.

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