English Ph.D. Alum Builds Career as Educator and “Game Master”

Timm Woods ’15G, ’17Ph.D. has built a career as an educator and professional “game master,” using table-top role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons to encourage the development of a range of social and intellectual skills. His work has been the focus of various prominent media outlets. Most recently, he was invited by the U.S. Navy to develop games for training sailors in high-level strategy aboard submarines.

Timm Woods

“The Ph.D. really affected the way my career panned out."

Woods ’15G, ’17Ph.D.