Jen Jenson is Professor of Digital Languages, Literacies, and Cultures in the Department of Languages and Literacy, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia. She is currently co-editor of Loading: The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association and past-President of the Canadian Game Studies Association.

Jen has been studying videogames from the standpoint of gender and learning for over two decades, and has led numerous funded research projects on the topic, including one that is examining the marginalization of women in videogame cultures and industries, “Re-Figuring Innovation in Games”. Dr. Jenson has written things, made quite a few games, supports lots of students, and still manages to read books and, whenever possible, play games.