Regan Mandryk

Regan L. Mandryk is a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Digital Gaming Technologies and Experiences. With over 200 publications cited 10,000+ times, she pioneered affective physiological evaluation for games and focuses on games for health, wellbeing, and interpersonal relationships.

• Inducted into Royal Society of Canada (2014)
• E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship (2018)
• Led inaugural CHI PLAY and Canadian graduate training program SWaGUR

Research Interests:
• Game-based wellbeing interventions
• Toxicity and harassment in online spaces
• Affective computing and player emotion
• Accessibility in digital games
• Social dynamics in multiplayer environments
• Gamification for health outcomes

Recent Article Trends highlight: 1) Toxicity mitigation in esports, 2) Physiological feedback mechanisms, 3) Spatial cognition in games, 4) AI integration in game design, 5) Social anxiety and digital play, 6) Cultural representation in gaming.

Scientific Awards:

• Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (2020–present)
• E.W.R. Steacie Fellowship ($430,000, 2018)
• Royal Society of Canada Inductee (2014)
• Best Paper Awards at ACM CHI, CHI PLAY, IEEE Games, ASSETS, CSCW

Teaching & Supervision:
Developed courses in affective computing, game design, and human-computer interaction. Supervised numerous undergraduate honors theses on topics including biofeedback games, social anxiety in play, and toxicity detection systems.