Dr. Theo Plothe is an Assistant Professor at Savannah State University and the Co-Founder of the SSU MakerSpace. He also serves as the Editor of the Journal of Communication Technology (JoCTEC) the Official journal of the AEJMC Communcation Technology Division (CTEC), a position he has held since May 2020. His work interrogates the societal impact of digital media, including digital games, social media, and streaming video, on the negotiation of user identity and practices in these online spaces, particularly in transnational contexts.