About

I am the 7th Winner of Toptal STEM Scholarships for Women, which gave me the opportunity to study a MSc in Video Game Enterprise, Production and Design at Birmingham City University in the UK. I graduated with Disctinction, and I was nominated for Extra Mile Awards: Student of the Year and a Student Award winner at the European Women in Games Conference 2017. I was also part of the BAFTA Crew and a STEM Ambassador.

I studied Psychology at University of Derby, and am a member of the British Psychological Society.

I recently completed a PhD in Design, developing video games about mental health at RMIT University in Australia (wanna read my PhD thesis?). My studies were funded by RMIT International Tuition Fee Offset and Stipend Scholarship. I have presented my research at different conferences such as Games for Change Festival – Asia Pacific, Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP), Games Symposium for Oceania and Asia Pacific, Freeplay, ArtsIT, Big Anxiety Festival, PAX Australia, ACMI + RMIT Audience Lab and The House of Wellness on Channel 7. I am one of the finalists in Victoria International Education Awards – Research Category.

I’ve also been very active during my time RMIT (you can find me on the university website homepage), it’s easier to list the things I’ve done: 1. Student Ambassador, 2. Career Mentor, 3. Peer Mentor, 4. Mates Mentor, Online Engagement Representative and Kirrip Leader and Support Officer, 5. Higher Degree by Research Representative at the RMIT Academic Board, 6. RMIT Creative Art Squad, 7. batyr@RMIT Student Executive Leader and RMIT Wellbeing Champion, 8. How2RMIT and How2Melbourne Presenter.

I am also a Women in Games Ambassador and Making Space board member. I also volunteer at game industry events, and teach kids coding and robotics. In my spare time, I also join game jams and work on personal and freelance projects.

Nice to meet you!