Laurel Felt
Laurel Felt is an educator, researcher, and learning designer with 20 years of experience in the playful learning space.
She currently teaches at the USC Annenberg in both the undergraduate Communication program and the Master of Communication Management program. As an avid enthusiast of 21st-century learning, her research interests include social and emotional learning, learning through play/games, learning through stories/narrative, and learning with technology. Her work has been published by scholarly journals as well as more accessible outlets, including Common Sense Media and the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Felt earned a PhD in Communication from the University of Southern California, an MA in Child Development from Tufts University, and a BS in Social Policy from Northwestern University.
She currently teaches at the USC Annenberg in both the undergraduate Communication program and the Master of Communication Management program. As an avid enthusiast of 21st-century learning, her research interests include social and emotional learning, learning through play/games, learning through stories/narrative, and learning with technology. Her work has been published by scholarly journals as well as more accessible outlets, including Common Sense Media and the USC Annenberg Innovation Lab. Felt earned a PhD in Communication from the University of Southern California, an MA in Child Development from Tufts University, and a BS in Social Policy from Northwestern University.