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  • Presentación de tesis de doctorado por el Dr. Edgar Ávila González by Edgar Ávila-González Ph.D., Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D.

    Presentación de tesis de doctorado por el Dr. Edgar Ávila González

    Edgar Ávila-González Ph.D., Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D.

    El autor propone una aproximación hermenéutica al análisis de la mise-en-scène cinematográfica como fuente de conocimiento estético y filosófico. El objetivo principal es interpretar cómo los elementos visuales, espaciales y expresivos de la puesta en escena pueden generar sentido más allá del relato narrativo, proponiendo una lectura fenomenológica, ontológica y simbólica del cine. La investigación no busca comprobar una hipótesis sino abrir un campo de reflexión interdisciplinario entre la filosofía del arte, la teoría cinematográfica y la hermenéutica. El trabajo se apoya en una sólida base conceptual que incluye a Gadamer, Deleuze, Merleau-Ponty y Didi-Huberman, y se articula como una propuesta teórica-analítica que aspira a enriquecer la comprensión crítica del cine contemporáneo como acto epistémico y no meramente estético.

  • La dinámica estabilización / desestabilización social en la serie televisiva Peaky Blinders: análisis semiótico by Edgar Ávila-González Ph.D., Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D., and Juan Carlos González-Vidal Ph.D.

    La dinámica estabilización / desestabilización social en la serie televisiva Peaky Blinders: análisis semiótico

    Edgar Ávila-González Ph.D., Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D., and Juan Carlos González-Vidal Ph.D.

    Tesis para obtener el grado de: Doctor en Arte y Cultura

  • Presentacion de ponencia: Diseño y Validación de Plantillas Digitales by Marcos O. Cabobianco, Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Agustina Cinanni

    Presentacion de ponencia: Diseño y Validación de Plantillas Digitales

    Marcos O. Cabobianco, Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Agustina Cinanni

    Presentacion de ponencia: Diseño y Validación de Plantillas Digitales

  • Attenuation of Vitamin E on Haloxyfop-r-methyl ester-induced hepatic oxidative stress in orally exposed rats. by Omolara D. Falodun

    Attenuation of Vitamin E on Haloxyfop-r-methyl ester-induced hepatic oxidative stress in orally exposed rats.

    Omolara D. Falodun

  • Presentation: GPS Model for Oral Presentations by Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    Presentation: GPS Model for Oral Presentations

    Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    This presentation is about the use of the GPS model

  • Remarks for GSA Appreciation Day 2025 by Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    Remarks for GSA Appreciation Day 2025

    Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    5-minute presentation

  • Research Experiences for Students at NJIT & NSF Fall 2025 by Cristo Leon

    Research Experiences for Students at NJIT & NSF Fall 2025

    Cristo Leon

  • Playing by Feel: Gender, Emotion, and Social Norms in Overwatch Role Choice by Cristo Leon, Angela Arroyo, and James Lipuma

    Playing by Feel: Gender, Emotion, and Social Norms in Overwatch Role Choice

    Cristo Leon, Angela Arroyo, and James Lipuma

    This paper explores how emotion, gameplay context, and social norms shape role choice in both digital and institutional systems. Using Overwatch as a case study, it examines gendered experiences of physiological excitement and decision-making during play. Women often describe heightened emotional engagement where victory represents both personal achievement and resistance to cultural expectations. Such emotions influence situational choices, including whether to play as a Tank, DPS, or Support, and which hero to select based on perceived risk or visibility. Drawing on feminist game studies and transdisciplinary communication, the authors argue that role preference is determined not only by game mechanics but also by cultural scripts. Comparisons with Apex Legends show how design encodes gender differently across franchises. In Overwatch, the historical coding of Tanks as masculine and Healers as feminine reinforces stereotypes even as players subvert them. Building on Donna Haraway's concept of the cyborg, the woman-Tank represents a hybrid identity that is both empowered and constrained by visibility and performance. Poor performance invites criticism, while success often goes unacknowledged. By situating Overwatch within broader systems of inequity, this study shows how emotion, design, and norms interact to reproduce or challenge bias, positioning games as laboratories for systemic equity and cultural transformation.

  • Presentación del Libro: Reflexiones en Comunicación, Colaboración y Convergencia, Primera Edición by Cristo Leon Ph.D., Marcos O. Cabobianco B.A., James Lipuma Ph.D., Victor Hugo Guzmán Zarate Ph.D., and Esteban Rodríguez-Flores

    Presentación del Libro: Reflexiones en Comunicación, Colaboración y Convergencia, Primera Edición

    Cristo Leon Ph.D., Marcos O. Cabobianco B.A., James Lipuma Ph.D., Victor Hugo Guzmán Zarate Ph.D., and Esteban Rodríguez-Flores

  • Presentación de la ponencia: Jugar, Observarse y Transformarse by Cristo Leon Ph.D., Agustina Cinanni, Marcos O. Cabobianco, and Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D.

    Presentación de la ponencia: Jugar, Observarse y Transformarse

    Cristo Leon Ph.D., Agustina Cinanni, Marcos O. Cabobianco, and Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D.

    Presentación de la ponencia en el 9.º Coloquio de Estudios de Juegos de Rol.

    Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, y en el Centro Cultural Paco Urondo.

    Del 10 al 12 de septiembre de 2025.

  • Presentación de la Ponencia: Close-Playing como Metodología Emergente en el Análisis Narrativo de los Juegos de Rol by Cristo Leon and Juan Manuel Díaz

    Presentación de la Ponencia: Close-Playing como Metodología Emergente en el Análisis Narrativo de los Juegos de Rol

    Cristo Leon and Juan Manuel Díaz

    Presentación de la Ponencia en el

    9º Coloquio de Estudios de Juegos de Rol.

    Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, y en el Centro Cultural Paco Urondo.

    Del 10 al 12 de septiembre de 2025.

  • From Disciplinary Silos to Cyber-Transdisciplinary Networks: A Plural Epistemic Model for AGI-Era Knowledge Production by Cristo Leon and James Lipuma

    From Disciplinary Silos to Cyber-Transdisciplinary Networks: A Plural Epistemic Model for AGI-Era Knowledge Production

    Cristo Leon and James Lipuma

    This article extends a keynote from the 16th IMCIC 2025, offering a framework for academic institutions navigating the epistemic shifts prompted by artificial general intelligence (AGI). It argues that traditional disciplinary (Mode 1), interdisciplinary (Mode 2), and transdisciplinary (Mode 3) approaches are increasingly insufficient to address the complexity and plurality of AGI-era knowledge production. Drawing on critical communication theories—such as the Kuhn–MacIntyre thesis on incommensurability, the Bataille–Lyotard notion of invention, Nicolescu–Ostrom's governance frameworks, and Haraway–Scholz's situated knowledge—the article introduces Mode 4: cyber-transdisciplinarity.1 This mode conceptualizes AGI as an epistemic co-agent, enabling real-time mediation, synthesis, and redistribution of knowledge between human and machinic actors. Methodologically, it proposes a plural foundation that includes constructivist grounded theory, antenarrative inquiry, and intercultural competence. A case study featuring a cybernetic dashboard illustrates how institutions can foster reflexive governance through adaptive infrastructure. The conclusion anticipates a speculative Mode 5: pan-disciplinary intelligence, characterized by AGI-facilitated planetary-scale knowledge integration. The article contends that ethical stewardship and cyber-transdisciplinary competence are essential for institutions to adapt meaningfully to AGI's transformative potential in knowledge governance and transdisciplinary communication.

  • Continuum of Academic Collaboration: Issues of Inconsistent Terminology in Multilingual Context by Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., Marcos O. Cabobianco, and Maria B. Daizo

    Continuum of Academic Collaboration: Issues of Inconsistent Terminology in Multilingual Context

    Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., Marcos O. Cabobianco, and Maria B. Daizo

    Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
    1690-4524 (Online)

  • Meta-Participation and Ethical Transparency in Role-Playing Games: Examining AI and Algorithmic Influence [Peer-reviewed journal] by Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., Jasmin Cowin Ed.D., and Mauricio Rangel-Jimenez Ph.D.

    Meta-Participation and Ethical Transparency in Role-Playing Games: Examining AI and Algorithmic Influence [Peer-reviewed journal]

    Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., Jasmin Cowin Ed.D., and Mauricio Rangel-Jimenez Ph.D.

    This study examines the ethical implications of AI in role-playing games (RPGs), focusing on meta-participation, transparency, and algorithmic influence. By exploring AI’s role in shaping narratives and player agency, we analyze ethical concerns such as informed consent, algorithmic control, and cultural inclusivity. Through a systematic literature review and real-world case studies, the research proposes principles for integrating AI ethically into RPGs while preserving their immersive and collaborative essence. This work challenges existing paradigms and invites critical discourse on AI's evolving role in game design.

  • Artificial Intelligence in STEM Education: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Engagement and Innovation by Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., and Xavier Oviedo Torres

    Artificial Intelligence in STEM Education: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Engagement and Innovation

    Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., and Xavier Oviedo Torres

    This peer-reviewed article, Artificial Intelligence in STEM Education: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Engagement and Innovation by Cristo León, James Lipuma, and Xavier Oviedo-Torres, published in Frontiers in Education, examines how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming STEM education through a transdisciplinary lens. Based on a systematic review of 41 scholarly studies (2020–2025), it analyzes AI integration in STEM classrooms, focusing on learner agency, adaptive assessment, and ethical challenges such as algorithmic transparency, equity, and inclusion. Guided by a Transdisciplinary Communication (TDC) framework and grounded in PRISMA protocols, the study applies tools like Nvivo, Excel, and VOSviewer for thematic coding and bibliometric mapping. The authors identify three core trends: evolving student roles in AI-enhanced learning, shifts toward adaptive AI-mediated assessment models, and persistent ethical tensions in educational AI. Drawing on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and trustworthy AI principles, the paper proposes actionable strategies for educators, policymakers, and institutions to implement AI in STEM in ways that are ethical, inclusive, and pedagogically coherent. This research is essential for those exploring AI in STEM pedagogy, transdisciplinary innovation, and education policy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1619888

  • Conference presentation: 'AI Disruptions in Higher Education' by Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., and Maximus Rafla

    Conference presentation: 'AI Disruptions in Higher Education'

    Cristo Leon Ph.D., James Lipuma Ph.D., and Maximus Rafla

    Power Point presentation

  • Presentación de la tesis 'El Horror a Través de la Máscara' por María Fernanda Pérez Lira by Cristo Leon Ph.D., María Fernanda Pérez Lira B.A., and Edgar Meritano Ph.D.

    Presentación de la tesis 'El Horror a Través de la Máscara' por María Fernanda Pérez Lira

    Cristo Leon Ph.D., María Fernanda Pérez Lira B.A., and Edgar Meritano Ph.D.

    Presentación de Tesis: El horror a través de la máscara

    El horror a través de la máscara

    Presenta: Lic. María Fernanda Pérez Lira

    Asesor: Dr. Edgar Meritano Corrales

    Moderador: Dr. Cristo León

    Esta presentación forma parte de las pláticas internacionales en las que se promueve el diálogo académico interdisciplinario. La tesis titulada “El horror a través de la máscara” examina el diseño de personajes en el cine de horror, tomando como eje central al icónico asesino Michael Myers de la saga Halloween.

    La autora organiza su investigación en tres ejes temáticos: la construcción del slasher como subgénero, la configuración del monstruo enmascarado, y el papel de la máscara como elemento visual, simbólico y comunicativo. Se abordan preguntas fundamentales sobre la iconicidad del personaje, su impacto cultural y la imposibilidad de replicar su diseño con precisión, lo que lo distingue dentro del imaginario colectivo del horror contemporáneo.

    Desde un enfoque cualitativo y exploratorio, la investigación realiza un análisis visual y simbólico de la evolución de Michael Myers a lo largo de las distintas entregas cinematográficas, destacando cómo la forma se convierte en argumento. Asimismo, se reflexiona sobre el papel ritual de la máscara en la cultura popular, vinculándola con arquetipos universales y con la tradición mesoamericana de la otredad y el anonimato.

    Este trabajo representa una valiosa aportación al campo del diseño, la comunicación gráfica y los estudios culturales, y sienta las bases para futuras investigaciones transdisciplinarias en torno al cine de horror, los arquetipos del monstruo y la estética del miedo.

  • How Does the CREL Framework Facilitate Effective Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Experiential Learning Through Role-Playing? by James Lipuma and Cristo Leon

    How Does the CREL Framework Facilitate Effective Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Experiential Learning Through Role-Playing?

    James Lipuma and Cristo Leon

    Traditional models of interdisciplinary collaboration in higher education often struggled to transcend disciplinary silos, resulting in fragmented Communication and superficial integration. The Components of Role-playing in Experiential Learning (CREL) Framework offered a transformative alternative by embedding role-playing mechanics into structured learning environments, enabling participants to embody perspectives beyond their disciplinary boundaries. First, this paper introduced the five core components of the CREL Framework—Scenario, Social Contract, Collaboration, Choice, and Experience—and explained how they function as an integrated system for designing and assessing collaborative learning environments. Then, it argued that the framework catalyzed effective interdisciplinary collaboration and authentic experiential learning by simulating complex, real-world scenarios that demanded mutual understanding, adaptive thinking, and co-constructed solutions. Next, drawing from theoretical foundations in ludology, experiential education, and transdisciplinary Communication, the authors demonstrated how CREL facilitated role adoption, dialogic engagement, and reflective inquiry. Finally, by positioning play as a rigorous epistemic practice rather than a pedagogical supplement, the article advanced a more inclusive, participatory, and dynamic vision of interdisciplinary education. It concluded by outlining the theoretical foundations of the framework, addressing key limitations, anticipating common critiques, and calling for curricular, institutional, and policy reforms to legitimize role-play as a mode of scholarly engagement and professional development.

  • Plenary Keynote Address: 'AI and Academic Globalization of Higher Education' by James Lipuma Ph.D. and Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    Plenary Keynote Address: 'AI and Academic Globalization of Higher Education'

    James Lipuma Ph.D. and Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    Power Point presentation

  • The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education by James Lipuma and Cristo Leon

    The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

    James Lipuma and Cristo Leon

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents higher education with both transformative potential and profound risk. While AI-tools can personalize learning and enhance collaboration, they also threaten to erode critical thinking, intellectual independence, and the reflective depth of human inquiry. This conceptual analysis applies transdisciplinary communication (TDC) and educational psychology frameworks to examine how AI integration influences learning, teaching, and institutional practices. Findings highlight that AI-tools can strengthen collaboration, automate administrative tasks, and promote inclusivity across languages and disciplines. However, overreliance on automation risks reducing empathy, ethical reasoning, and creativity. The study identifies interpretation, judgment, and contextual understanding as human dimensions that remain non-delegable in AI-supported education. Higher education must move from viewing AI as a replacement for cognition to treating it as a catalyst for transformative learning. Embedding human-in-the-loop practices and metacognitive reflection ensures that AI amplifies inquiry rather than undermines it. The enduring task is to balance innovation with discernment, preserving education's human purpose while guiding AI's integration ethically and intelligently.

  • Reflexiones sobre Comunicación, Colaboración y Convergencia, Primera Edición: Modelos Estratégicos para Educación e Investigación STEM [eBook] by James Lipuma Ph.D., Cristo Leon Ph.D., Victor Hugo Guzmán Zarate Ph.D., and John Wolf Ph.D.

    Reflexiones sobre Comunicación, Colaboración y Convergencia, Primera Edición: Modelos Estratégicos para Educación e Investigación STEM [eBook]

    James Lipuma Ph.D., Cristo Leon Ph.D., Victor Hugo Guzmán Zarate Ph.D., and John Wolf Ph.D.

    Este libro explora más de cinco años de experiencia investigativa y práctica en torno a los sistemas de aprendizaje y educación, especialmente relacionados con Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas (STEM). Es una recopilación de ideas sobre cómo comunicarse con los actores clave para incrementar la colaboración e impulsar la convergencia. La presente colección de artículos se basa en investigaciones empíricas primarias que, en conjunto, abarcan varios años y numerosos proyectos financiados, y presenta marcos conceptuales para reflexionar sobre la transferencia de conocimiento en STEM y la formación del carácter estudiantil, así como sugerencias prácticas para la praxis cotidiana. A lo largo de sus páginas, el lector podrá explorar modelos estratégicos para la educación e investigación en STEM, analizando los procesos de comunicación y su relación con el lenguaje, al tiempo que se considera su impacto en la colaboración transdisciplinaria orientada a la innovación.

  • From Digital Natives to AI-Natives: Rethinking Assessment and Instructional Design in the Age of Autonomous AI Tools by James Lipuma Ph.D., Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Yi Meng Ph.D.

    From Digital Natives to AI-Natives: Rethinking Assessment and Instructional Design in the Age of Autonomous AI Tools

    James Lipuma Ph.D., Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Yi Meng Ph.D.

  • 12 Little Creatures [eBook] by Katherine Chang Lipuma, James Lipuma Ph.D., and Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    12 Little Creatures [eBook]

    Katherine Chang Lipuma, James Lipuma Ph.D., and Cristo Leon Ph.D.

    Chang Lipuma, Katherine 12 Little Creatures / Katherine Chang Lipuma ; James Lipuma ; Coordinación general de Cristo León ; Jimena Serret Iriart ; Ilustrado por González. - 1a ed bilingüe- Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires : Jimena Serret Iriart, 2025. Libro digital, Otros - (Kiki / Su, Diana; 3) Archivo Digital: descarga y online ISBN 978-631-00-7577-8. 1. Illustracion Grafica. I. Mendivelso, Camilo. colab. II. León, Cristo, coord. III. González, Cam, ilus.. IV. Título. CDD 741.642

  • Presentación de tesis de licenciatura por Diana Estefanía Martínez Dagnino by Diana Estefanía Martínez-Dagnino B.A., Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D.

    Presentación de tesis de licenciatura por Diana Estefanía Martínez Dagnino

    Diana Estefanía Martínez-Dagnino B.A., Cristo Leon Ph.D., and Romano Ponce-Diaz Ph.D.

    El objetivo principal del trabajo es explorar y mapear la dimensión pedagógica del arte contemporáneo michoacano expuesto en dos instituciones culturales clave: el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Alfredo Zalce y el Centro Cultural Clavijero. Se investiga cómo estas instituciones participan en prácticas simbólicas y educativas que conforman una cartografía cultural. El estudio busca demostrar que el arte contemporáneo no sólo tiene una función estética, sino que actúa como agente pedagógico en la construcción de identidades culturales, históricas y territoriales.

  • Aproximaciones a la Cultura Contemporánea: un encuentro de la visualidad, la narrativa, la semiótica y su didáctica by Romano Ponce-Díaz PhD, Iván Ávila-González Phd, Emilce Beatriz Sánchez Castellón PhD, Gabriel Segundo Iguarán Montiel MSc, Juan Carlos González Vidal PhD, Ximena Díaz-Santillán B.A., Andrea Alejandra Echeverría Barrios B.A, Diana Estefanía Martínez Dagnino B.A, Edgar Ávila González PhD, Diana Esperanza Álvarez Campos B.A, Aurora Mariazell Romero Martínez MsC, and José Abraham Mitre Lázaro MsC

    Aproximaciones a la Cultura Contemporánea: un encuentro de la visualidad, la narrativa, la semiótica y su didáctica

    Romano Ponce-Díaz PhD, Iván Ávila-González Phd, Emilce Beatriz Sánchez Castellón PhD, Gabriel Segundo Iguarán Montiel MSc, Juan Carlos González Vidal PhD, Ximena Díaz-Santillán B.A., Andrea Alejandra Echeverría Barrios B.A, Diana Estefanía Martínez Dagnino B.A, Edgar Ávila González PhD, Diana Esperanza Álvarez Campos B.A, Aurora Mariazell Romero Martínez MsC, and José Abraham Mitre Lázaro MsC

    Este volumen reúne reflexiones críticas y propuestas analíticas que convergen en tres ejes:

    La voz, la identidad y el cuerpo.

    Producto de la colaboración entre la Uniguajira y la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Aproximaciones a la Cultura Contemporánea: un encuentro de la visualidad, la narrativa, la semiótica y su didáctica articula un corpus interdisciplinario que examina fenómenos culturales actuales desde perspectivas semióticas, literarias, pedagógicas y visuales.

    A través de una estructura rizomática, el libro desborda los límites tradicionales de los campos académicos para ofrecer una cartografía flexible de lectura, en la que se abordan temas como la enseñanza crítica, los discursos mediáticos, las expresiones artísticas y la construcción de subjetividades. Más que una recopilación temática, esta obra es una toma de posición frente al contexto que cuestiona la relevancia de las humanidades, reafirmando su vigencia desde la producción de conocimiento, la sensibilidad estética y el compromiso social.

 
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