Position Title
Leaders for the Future Fellow
Position Title
Leaders for the Future Fellow
Bio
Saba Kolahchian
Saba Kolahchian is a Ph.D. student in communications at UC Davis and manages the Virtual Interaction and Communication Technology Lab under Dr. Jorge Peña. Her research explores emotion regulation in video games, media–fan feedback loops, and design elements that create specific emotional outcomes.
Before starting her Ph.D., Saba worked as a game-level designer, QA tester, and English teacher. She holds a B.A. in English literature and an M.A. in world studies. She currently volunteers with the IGDA Foundation, a nonprofit supporting diversity in game development, and enjoys creating her own design side projects.