Andrew Mactavish

Andrew Mactavish serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies & Media Arts at McMaster University, actively teaching courses including Digital Cultures (MEDIAART 3B03), Media Arts (MEDIAART 1A03), Environmental and Wildlife Photography (MEDIAART 3EW3), and Senior Thesis Research and Production (MEDIAART 4ST6A/B) from 2006 through 2025. His institutional affiliation is consistently tied to McMaster's media and communication programs, with course instruction spanning undergraduate and graduate levels.

His research centers on Digital Media and Communication Studies, emphasizing Game Studies (particularly player modifications in digital games), Environmental Photography, and Multimedia Education in arts contexts. He investigates intellectual property dynamics in gaming culture, user-generated content frameworks, and pedagogical applications of digital tools across humanities disciplines, bridging theoretical analysis with creative production practices.

Andrew Mactavish's publications reveal a thematic evolution from foundational multimedia education (2006-2007) to critical examinations of digital game culture (2013), consistently addressing societal impacts of media production. Key trends include legal-creative tensions in player modifications, cross-cultural digital exchange, and environmental visual rhetoric within multimedia ecosystems.

He demonstrates extensive advising experience through recurring instruction in Senior Thesis Research and Production courses (MEDIAART/MMEDIA 4ST6A/B), guiding student projects in media arts and communication studies since 2017. While specific grant funding isn't documented, his curriculum development for courses like Digital Media and Cultural Exchange (CMSTMM 705) and Selected Topics in Communication and New Media (CMSTMM 708) indicates active scholarly mentorship and program leadership.