Kurt D. Squire (born July 10, 1972, in Valparaiso, Indiana) is a professor at The University of California, Irvine,[1] member of the Connected Learning Laboratory, and former director of the Games, Learning & Society Initiative at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, best known for his research into game design for education.

He attended Portage High School, graduating in 1990, then going on to study at the Western College Program at Miami University.

Squire is married to Constance Steinkuehler, also a video game scholar and professor at the University of California, Irvine.

Squire is the recipient of an National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant, as well as grant support from the NSF, National Institutes of Healthy, Department of Education, the MacArthur Foundation, AMD and Gates Foundations, as well as companies such as Microsoft, DeVry, and the Data Recognition Corporation.

Squire wrote a regular column for Computer Games magazine, and has been interviewed for many periodicals and media outlets, from Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to wired.com.