About
Kishonna L. Gray is a Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. She is also a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University.
Dr. Gray is the author/co-editor of Intersectional Tech, Race, Gender, and Deviance in Xbox Live, Woke Gaming and Feminism in Play. She also has a book currently under contract titled Black Game Studies.
Dr. Gray is a highly sought-after speaker and regularly addresses both academic and industry audiences such as at the Game Developers Conference. She is the winner of a number of awards over the years, including The Evelyn Gilbert Unsung Hero Award and the Blacks in Gaming Educator Award.
Honors & Awards
- Educator of the Year Award, Black in Gaming Foundation, 6th Annual BIG Awards, March 23, 2023
- Xbox MVP Award, Microsoft Xbox Live, August 17, 2021
- Woke Gaming, 2019 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine
- The Evelyn Gilbert Unsung Hero Award, The Minorities and Women Section, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 29, 2019
- Faculty Achievement and Book Celebration (Woke Gaming), Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP), University of Illinois – Chicago, February 27, 2019
- Woke Gaming, The Guardians 2018 Best Books About Gaming List, December 19, 2018
- The New Scholar Award, Division on People of Color and Crime, American Society of Criminology, November 17, 2016
