Dr. Victoria (Tori) Mondelli is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, and affiliated faculty in the History Department at the University of Missouri – Columbia. She serves as the Director of the University’s Teaching for Learning Center to further empower educators to grow their effective and inclusive teaching practices. She promotes innovative active-learning through the scholarly application of serious games and playful exercises. Her latest co-authored book, The Educator’s Guide to Designing Games and Creative Active Learning Exercises: The Allure of Play, is published by Teachers College Press, 2023.