Elizabeth Newbury

Dr. Elizabeth M H Newbury is the Director for the Serious Games Initiative for the Wilson Center, leading the Wilson Center's use of games in engaging the public around policy research. As lead of the Serious Games Initiative, she leverages games as a tool for the public communication of science and policy research. Under her leadership, SGI is pursuing how public policy and science can come together in an interactive platform to increase public dialogue and engagement around timely and critical issues of today. The Wilson Center's budget games have been played by over 3 million people worldwide. Collaborating across the Wilson Center, her works in progress include games pertaining a wide range of policy-related topics.