Bio

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I am an interdisciplinary scholar of tech, civics, and social movements. Trained as a computer scientist and social scientist, I examine the implications of technology design, use, and governance for democracy, human rights, and social equality, focusing on youth and marginalized communities. I am the Principal Investigator of Responsible Work in Computing (funded by Stanford University). At Harvard Berkman Klein Center, I founded and lead the AI and Sustainable Design Working Group. I have held appointments as a Fellow with the Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Stanford Digital Civil Society Lab, and Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.

My current book project focuses on technology, youth digital activism, and social movements in comparative perspective. In this work, I engage with issues of youth agency and collective action under digital surveillance and other forms of digitally mediated control across democratic and authoritarian countries. My current research areas include: tech and youth activism; networked social movements; privacy; surveillance; digital repression; algorithms and inequality; data infrastructures; design justice; AI policy; AI and the future of work; responsible computing; sustainable design.

I have worked at the intersection of computer science, tech, society, and public policy at Microsoft Research, Oracle, the United Nations, Stanford Research Institute (SRI), Center for Democracy and Technology, and Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. I have served as Director of Civic Tech with The Future Society and Director of Harvard Innovation & Ventures in Education.

I received a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University where I researched HCI, cryptography, and cybersecurity. I hold a MA in English from the University of Toronto where I specialized in Old/Middle English literature and medieval manuscript studies. I completed my doctorate in Culture, Communities, and Education at Harvard University as a Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Fellow.