books

Romero-Hall, E. (2026). Learning Designers in Context: Examining Practices Across the Global South. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003270591

Howard, J.T., Romero-Hall, E., Daniel, C., Bond, N. & Newman, L. (Eds.)(2025). Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online. Athabasca University Press. https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781771994286.01 

Romero-Hall, E. (Ed.). (2021). Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology. Routledge. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429260919

​Romero-Hall, E. (Ed.) (2020). Motivation in Learning, Training, and Development: A Collection of Essays. Pressbook. DOI: https://doi.org/10.48497/vdqg-dq75

special issues

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2021). Informal Learning in Online Social Communities. Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 10(3), https://edtechbooks.org/jaid_10_3

​Romero-Hall, E.J., Gao, F., & Hsiao, E. (2018). Innovative research methodologies in Instructional Design Technology. TechTrends, 62(5), https://link.springer.com/journal/11528/volumes-and-issues/62-5

Journal articles

(*graduate student co-author; **undergraduate student co-author)

​Rosenberg, J. M., Veletsianos, G., Romero-Hall, E., & Allen, E. (2025). The Accessibility of Published Research in AERA Journals, 2010–2022. Teachers College Record. https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681251381448

Romero-Hall, E., *Allen, E., *Duan, Y. & *Morris, A. (2025). A Decade of HyFlex Learning: A Systematic Review in Undergraduate Education. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10544-4 

Romero-Hall, E., Daniel, C., Howard, J.T., Bond, N. & Newman, L. (2025). A feminist scholars collective supporting the growth and dissemination of a digital guide: A collaborative autoethnography. The Journal of Electronic Publishing, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.3998/jep.5878

Romero-Hall, E. (2024). Learners as Co-Creators of an Open Access Book. Distance Learning, 21(3), 87–91. (Invited)

Gomez-Vasquez, L., **Dias Da Silva, C., *Fortsmane, L. & Romero-Hall, E. (2024). Leveraging Connections in Social Media Hashtag Communities: Uses, Gratifications, and Strategies. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 35(2), 195-221. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/223892/

*Yang, H. & Romero-Hall, E. (2024). A Pilot Study Exploring Interaction and Student Satisfaction in Asynchronous Courses in Higher Education. TechTrends. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-024-00986-7  

Gomez-Vasquez L., *Forstmane L., **Dias Da Silva C., & Romero-Hall E. (2024). Personal branding strategies in online hashtag communities: the case of #AcademicTwitter. Research in Learning Technology, 32. https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v32.3098 

Romero-Hall, E., Gomez-Vasquez, L., *Forstman, L., **Ripine, C. & **Dias Da Silva, C. (2024). “Visibility, transparency, feedback and recognition”: Higher Education Scholars’ Using Digital Social Networks. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024(1): 7, pp. 1–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/jime.842 

*Allen, T., *Villaflor-Wilson, R., Muljana, P.S. & Romero-Hall, E. (2024). AI-Generated Content: Guidelines, Higher Order Thinking Skills, and Copyrights. Educational Technology Journal, 4(1), 1 - 5. https://journal.unesa.ac.id/index.php/etj/article/view/27840 

Carpenter, J., Rosenberg, J.,  Kessler, A., Romero-Hall, E. & Fischer, C. (2024). The Importance of Context in Teacher Educators’ Professional Digital Competence. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2024.2320155  

Romero-Hall, E., Gomez-Vasquez, L., *Forstman, L., **Ripine, C. & **Dias da Silva, C. (2023). The Complexities of Using Digital Social Networks in Teaching and Learning. The Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association Journal, 3(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.18357/otessaj.2023.3.1.48  

Mao, J., Romero-Hall, E. & Reeves, T. (2023). Autoethnography as a Research Method for Educational Technology: A Reflective Discourse. Educational Technology Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-023-10281-6 

Bozkurt, A., Xiao, J., Lambert, S., Pazurek, A., Crompton, H., Koseoglu, S., Farrow, R., Bond, M., Nerantzi, C., Honeychurch, S., Bali, M., Dron, J., Mir, K., Stewart, B., Costello, E., Mason, J., Stracke, C. M., Romero-Hall, E., Koutropoulos, A., Toquero, C. M., Singh, L., Tlili, A., Lee, K., Nichols, M., Ossiannilsson, E., Brown, M., Irvine, V., Raffaghelli, J. E., Santos-Hermosa, G., Farrell, O., Adam, T., Thong, Y. L., Sani-Bozkurt, S., Sharma, R. C., Hrastinski, S., & Jandrić, P. (2023). Speculative Futures on ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Collective Reflection from the Educational Landscape. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18(1). 53 – 130. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7636568

Romero-Hall, E. & Jaramillo Cherrez, N. (2023). Teaching in Times of Disruption: Faculty Digital Literacy in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 60(2). 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2022.2030782

Gomez-Vasquez, L., Romero-Hall, E., Jaramillo Cherrez, N., *Ghani, S., Rodriguez, A., & **Ripine, C. (2023). Keeping citizens informed and engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic using #YoMeInformoPMA: A case from Latin America. Health Communication, 38(9). 1813-1820. 10.1080/10410236.2022.2035509 

Romero-Hall, E. (2022). Navigating the Instructional Design Field as an Afro-Latinx Woman: A Feminist Autoethnography. TechTrends, 66(1). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-021-00681-x 

Ji, W., Muljana, P.S., & Romero-Hall, E. (2022). The Three-Tier Design Process: Streamlined Guidelines for Designing and Developing a Course in a Learning Management System to Promote Effective Learning. College Teaching, 71(1), 3-14. 10.1080/87567555.2020.1865253.

Romero-Hall, E. (2021). Undergraduate students in online social communities: An exploratory investigation of deliberate informal learning practices. Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 10(3). https://dx.doi.org/10.51869/103/erh

Romero-Hall, E., & **Ripine, C. (2021). Hybrid flexible instruction: Exploring faculty preparedness. Online Learning, 25(3), 289-312. doi: 10.24059/olj.v25i3.2426 

Romero-Hall, E. (2021). Current Initiatives, Barriers, and Opportunities for Networked Learning in Latin America. Educational Technology Research and Development, 69(4), 2267–2283. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-09965-8

Romero-Hall, E. (2020). A Short-Term Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program: Teaching and Learning Innovation in Switzerland. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 11 (3), 96-106. https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v11i3.27723

Romero-Hall, E., *Petersen, E., **Sindicic, R., & *Li, L. (2020). Most Versus Least Used Social Media: Undergraduate Students’ Preferences, Participation, Lurking, and Motivational Factors. International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 6 (3), 244 - 266. DOI: 10.1504/IJSMILE.2020.109266

Carpenter, J., Rosenberg, J., Dousay, T., Romero-Hall, E., Trust, T., Kessler, A., Phillips, M., Morrison, S., Fischer, C., & Krutka, D. (2020). What Should Teacher Educators Know about Technology? Perspectives and Self-Assessments. Teaching and Teacher Education, 95, pp. 103-124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2020.103124

Romero-Hall, E. & *Li, L. (2020). Uma Análise de Currículo de Mídias Sociais para Cursos de Ensino e Aprendizagem. EaD em Foco, v. 10, n. 2, e1221, 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18264/eadf.v10i2.1221 [Tradução Autorizada]

Romero-Hall, E. & *Li, L. (2020). A Syllabi Analysis of Social Media for Teaching and Learning Courses. Journal of Teaching and Learning, 14(1), 13-28. DOI: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.22329/JTL.V14I1.6246 

Romero-Hall, E., *Adams, L., & **Osgood, M. (2019). Examining the Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Usability of a Web-based Experiential Role-playing Aging Simulation using Formative Assessment. Journal of Formative Design in Learning, 3(2), 123–132. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41686-019-00033-2

Romero-Hall, E., Patrick, R., & *Sahin, G. (2019). ERAS: An Experiential Role-Playing Aging Simulation. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 10(1), pp. 14-24.

Romero-Hall, E., *Aldemir, T., Colorado-Resa, J., Dickson-Deane, C., Watson, G., & Sadaf, A. (2018). Undisclosed stories of instructional design female scholars in academia. Women’s Studies International Forum, 71, pp. 19-28.

Romero-Hall, E., Hsiao, E., & Gao, F. (2018). The (Re)Adaptability of Research Methodologies in the Instructional Design & Technology Field (Editorial). TechTrends, 62(5), pp. 424-426.

Romero-Hall, E., Kimmons, R., & Veletsianos, G. (2018). Social Media Use by Instructional Design Department. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 34(5).

Romero-Hall, E. (2017) Active User or Lurker? A Phenomenological Investigation of Graduate Students in Social Media Spaces. International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments, 5(4), pp. 326-340.

Romero-Hall, E. & *Vicentini, C. (2017). Examining Distance Learners in a Hybrid Synchronous Course: Successes and Challenges. Online Learning, 21(4), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v21i4.1258.

Romero-Hall, E. (2017). Posting, Sharing, Networking, and Connecting: Use of Social Media Content by Graduate Students. TechTrends, 61 (6), pp. 580-588.

Romero-Hall, E. & *Scott, J. (2017). Monitoring brain activity of geriatric learners with low-cost neurophysiological technology. Mind, Brain, and Education, 11(1), 3-9.

Romero-Hall, E., Watson G.S., Adcock, A., Bliss, J., & Adams Tufts, K. (2016). Emotive responsive animated agents: Effects on visual attention, emotion, performance, and perceptions. Journal of Computer-Assisted Learning, 32(4), pp. 360-373.

Romero-Hall, E. (2015). Pain assessment and management in nursing education using computer-based simulations. Pain Management Nursing, 16(4), pp. 609-616.

Romero-Hall, E., Watson, G.S. & Papelis, Y. (2014). Using physiological measures to assess the effects of animated pedagogical agents on multimedia instruction. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 23(4), pp. 359-384.

Romero-Hall, E., Watson, G.S., Papelis, Y. & Garcia, H. (2014). Nursing pain assessment & management: A 3D interactive simulation. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 5(1), pp. 43-56.

book chapters

Romero-Hall, E., Awaida, N., Bali, M., Bozkurt, A., Raub, C., Shelton, C., Walji, S. (2025). Online feminist pedagogy: Future learning experiences speculated. In Howard, J., Romero-Hall, E., Daniel, C., Bond, N. & Newman, L. (Eds.), Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online. Athabasca University Press. https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781771994286.01 

Jaramillo Cherrez, N. & Romero-Hall, E. (2025). Care, respect, and empowerment, in emergency remote teaching. In Howard, J., Romero-Hall, E., Daniel, C., Bond, N. & Newman, L. (Eds.), Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online. Athabasca University Press. https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781771994286.01 

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2024). Suzie Beckett and Adam McSweeny: Developing a Role-Playing Simulation. In P. Ertmer, K. Glazewski, A. Koehler & J. Stefaniak (Eds.), Instructional Design Casebook (6th ed.). Routledge.

Romero-Hall, E. (2023). Failing Forward into a Doctoral Program. In West, E. (Eds.), Failing Forward. EdTech Books. 

Luna-Thomas, M. & Romero-Hall, E.J. (2023). La Clave: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Digital Praxis. In Koseoglu, S., Veletsianos, G., Rowell, C. (Eds.), Critical Digital Pedagogy – Broadening Horizons, Bridging Theory and Practice. Athabasca University Press.

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Romero-Hall, E., Vasconcelos, L., & Garcia, B. (2022). Mobile learning for emergency situations: Four design cases from Latin America. In Dennen et al. (Eds), Global Perspectives on Educational Innovations for Emergency Situations. Springer, Cham.

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2022). Supporting Instructional Design Graduate Education through Networked Learning and Institutional Social Media. In Stefaniak, J. & Reese, R. (Eds.), The Instructional Designer’s Training Guide: Authentic Practices and Considerations for Mentoring ID and Ed Tech Professionals. Routledge.

Romero-Hall, E.J., Correia, A., Branch, R., Cevik, Y., Dickson-Deane, C., Chen, B., Liu, C., Tang, H., Vasconcelos, L., Pallit, N., and Thankachan, B. (2021). Futurama: Learning Design and Technology Research Methods. In Romero-Hall, E.J. (Ed.), Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology. Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429260919

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2021). Research Methodologies in the Learning Design and Technology: A Historical Perspective of the Last 40 Years. In Romero-Hall, E.J. (Ed.), Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology. Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429260919

Romero-Hall E., Adams L., Petersen E., Vianna A. (2020) Educational Technologists in Latin America and the Caribbean: Perceived Importance of Competencies for Practice. In: Spector M.J., Lockee B.B., Childress M.D. (eds) Learning, Design, and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17727-4_169-1

Romero-Hall, E. (2020). Social Media in Higher Education: Enriching Graduate Students' Professional Growth Outside the Classroom. In Management Association, I. (Eds.), Multicultural Instructional Design: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 553-575). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-5225-9279-2.ch026 [Reprint: Original work published in 2017]

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2019). Suzie Beckett and Adam McSweeny: Developing a Role-Playing Simulation. In K. Glazewski, P. Ertmer, & J. Quinn (Eds.), Instructional Design Casebook (5th ed.). Routledge.

Romero-Hall, E.J. & Vicentini, C. (2017). Multimodal interactive tools for asynchronous online discussions and assessment. In P. Vu, S. Fredrickson, & C. Moore (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Innovative Pedagogies and Technologies for Online Learning in Higher Education. IGI Global.

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2017). Social media in higher education: Enriching graduate students’ professional growth outside the traditional classroom environment. In S. Şad & M. Ebner (Eds.), Digital Tools for Seamless Learning. IGI Global.

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2015). Animated pedagogical agents and emotion. In S. Tettegah & M. Gartmeier (Eds.), Emotions, Technology, Learning, and Design. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2015). Animated agents in learning systems. In J. M. Spector (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Conference proceedings

Gomez-Vasquez, L. & Romero-Hall, E. (2020). An Exploration of a Social Media Community: The Case of #AcademicTwitter. In Meiselwitz G. (Ed.) Social Computing and Social Media. Participation, User Experience, Consumer Experience, and Applications of Social Computing. HCII 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 12195, pp. 526-537. New York, NY: Springer, Cham.

Carpenter, J., Rosenberg, J., Dousay, T., Romero-Hall, E., Trust, T., Kessler, A., Phillips, M., Morrison, S., Fischer, C. & Krutka, D. (2019). What do Teacher Educators think of Teacher Education Technology Competencies?. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 796-801). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).

Patrick, R., Romero-Hall, E., Iasillo, K., & Dwy, M., (2018). Promoting empathic concern for the elderly through a computer-based simulation model.In R. L. Miller & A. Martinez (Eds.). Teaching Tips: A Compendium of Conference Presentations on Teaching, 2016-17.

Scott, J. & Romero-Hall, E.J. (2017). Assessing the Learning Experiences of Geriatric Learners during Web-Based Instruction with Neurophysiological Methods (Virtual Presentation). Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications Vol. 2017, No 1.

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2016). Evaluation of an Instructional Design and Technology Master Level Program. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications Vol. 2016, No. 1.

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2016). A framework for designing instructional computer-based simulations: Research-based strategies for appropriate design. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications Vol. 2016, No. 1.

Padilla, J. J., Romero-Hall, E.J., Diallo, S.Y., Barraco, A., Kavak, H., Lynch, C.J., Gore, R.J., Sheth-Chandra, M. (2015). Modeling and simulation as a service (MSaaS) for education: Learning STEM concepts through simulation use and building. Proceedings of the 2015 Summer Simulation Multi-Conference (Society for Modeling & Simulation International).

Romero-Hall, E.J. (2014). Measuring cognition in computer-based instruction using an EEG: A literature review. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications Vol. 2014, No. 1, pp. 2487-2496.

Romero, E.J. & Watson, G. S. (2011). Effects of a pedagogical agent’s emotional expressiveness on learner perceptions. Proceedings of MODSIM World Conference & Expo 2011, Virginia Beach, VA.

​Romero, E. J. & Watson, G. S. (2010). An initial framework for the design of an emotionally responsive animated pedagogical agent. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications Vol. 2010, No. 1, pp. 2993-2997.

peer reviewed abstracts

Romero-Hall, E.J. & Watson, G. S. (2012). Recognition of emotional responses using a facereader system. Proceedings of the Sixth Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Student Capstone Conference 2012, Suffolk, VA.

Romero, E.J. (2011). Low versus high intensity emotion in animated pedagogical agents: A qualitative study. Proceedings of the Fifth Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Student Capstone Conference 2011, Suffolk, VA.

Romero, E.J. & Watson, G.S. (2010). Emotion in animated pedagogical agents performing as virtual social actors. Proceedings of the Fourth Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Student Capstone Conference 2010, Suffolk, VA.  

​Romero, E.J. & Watson, G.S. (2009). Integration of problem-based learning and simulation. Proceedings of the Third Modeling, Simulation & Visualization Student Capstone Conference 2009, Suffolk, VA.