writing, research, & more

I've spoken about my research (and my own work and the work of my colleagues!) at a number of conferences, including:

Bonfiglio, K. (2026). Emily and Me: Differential Readings of Relationships in Emily Is Away. Well Played, 15(1), pp 61-72. Edited by T. Fullerton & M. Farber. Play Story Press. https://doi.org/10.17613/gnzfz-am865

Bonfiglio, K. (2023). Val’s pelvic health journey: the educational power of storytelling [Unpublished MFA thesis]. University of Southern California.

A MAZE. International Games and Playful Media Festival (Berlin, 2026)
London Games Festival (London, 2026)
Serious Game Arcade at Concordia University (Montréal, 2025)
Glitch City LA Game Expo (Los Angeles, 2024)
IndieCade Night Games Festival (Los Angeles, 2023)
Junior High and Tight Lipped Present: Conversations on Private Pain (Los Angeles, 2023)teehee ~ space ~~~
IndieCade Online Expo (Virtual, 2023)
Games for Change Festival (New York, 2023)
USC Feminist Media Festival (Los Angeles, 2023)
Experimental Gameplay Workshop @ GDC (San Francisco, 2022)

Interviewed for Serious Games Arcade (SGA) podcast episode “(val)iant w/ KB” (April 2026)
Featured in Ludo Spectre blog post “Empowerment Through Interaction” (August 2025)
My game (val)iant and I were featured in this Netzpolitik article about censorship, queer art, and sexuality education (August 2025)
Featured in Salon article about pain with the common pap smear procedure, and alternatives to care (June 2025)
Featured anonymously in Refinery29 article about pelvic pain and sex (September 2023)
Featured in "Beyond the Books", one of the last episodes of the Tight Lipped podcast (September 2023)

Bonfiglio, K., Goss, A., Melcer, E., Sharma, R. (2025, June). Panel: Playing with the challenges of games that have a more "serious" purpose. Serious Game Arcade, Concordia University & 4TH SPACE, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
I was invited to speak about digital realities, representation, and video games at Notre Dame Academy of LA (February 2026)
I led a Zoom-based workshop with my friend Jon Cole, teaching sex educators how to use Twine (September 2025)
In partnership with the Radical Play Lab at USC, I gave a series of guest lectures on critical/reflective game design at the Girls Academic Leadership Academy in Los Angeles (Fall 2025)