Jennifer Brammer Elliott

Dr. Jennifer Brammer Elliott is an assistant professor and coordinator for curriculum & pedagogy at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. With a background in neuropsychology, visual design, education, and instructional technology, Jennifer’s passion is designing, developing, and studying immersive learning environments that harness the unique affordances of cutting edge technologies, while being grounded in sound cognitive and pedagogical design. Jennifer’s research has focused on learning within immersive participatory games and simulations. She has worked on projects that include game development and research in neuroplasticity and foreign language learning, empathy development through simulations, complex systems understanding, and public health curriculum design.