About Jamie Madigan

I am a life-long D&D player and psychology Ph.D. who has become a freelance writer, educator, consultant, and recognized expert on the intersection of psychology and games. I focus that expertise on both video games and tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons.

I earned my Ph.D. in psychology with a specialization in Industrial-Organizational psychology, which emphasizes translating academic research into plain language for non-experts and making complex concepts easily understood. My fluency in the language of science also makes him proficient at separating quality research from pop science, fads, and agenda-driven pseudoscience.

I have been sought out by various media outlets and is frequently quoted as an expert on the psychology of games. I appeared on the television show Good Morning America in 2020 in addition to other outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, Time Magazine, Wired Magazine, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Playboy, BBC Radio 1, Scientific American, Nature Magazine, The Times of London, International Business Times, Oprah.com, Today.com, Buzzfeed, Edge Magazine, Gamasutra.com, Eurogamer.com, Vox.com, Gamesindustry.biz, Kotaku.com, GameSpot.com, and more.