Melina Ghasseminejad is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Antwerp (the Antwerp Centre for Digital humanities and literary Criticism (ACDC)). Her research focuses on cognitive narratology, Storyworld Possible Selves Theory, reader-response research, and empirical research methods. She also teaches courses on post-classical narratology, English literature, and video games. Her work has been published in various journals, including Frontiers of Narrative Studies, The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion and Cahier voor Literatuurwetenschap.