Advisor(s) Jake Kosek Degrees M.Sc. Geography :: University College London (2015) B.A. Literature :: Northwestern University (2007) Bachelor of Music, Musicology :: Northwestern University (2007)
Degrees JD / PhD :: University of California, Berkeley (2022) B.A. International Economics & Political Science :: Reed College (2013)
Renata Barreto is pursuing a JD / PhD at Berkeley Law with a Designated Emphasis in Science and Technology Studies. Broadly, her research focuses on AI ethics, technology law, and computational social science. More specifically, Renata is interested in understanding how algorithmic bias impacts marginalized communities and developing scalable interventions for technology companies. She has interned at Twitter and Facebook, where she...
Advisor(s) Francesca Rochberg Degrees MA in Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures (Summa Cum Laude) :: Tel Aviv University, Israel (2014) BA in Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, and East Asian Studies (Magna Cum Laude) :: Tel Aviv University, Israel (2009)
I received a B.A and an M.A. in Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures from Tel Aviv University, Israel. I also received a B.A. in East Asian Studies from the same institution. While most of my studies focused on the languages and civilizations of the Ancient Near East, I...
Degrees M.A. Anthropology :: The New School for Social Research (2018) B.A. International Studies and Sociology :: Northwestern University (2012)
S.’s research explores the use of biometric technology within humanitarian responses to forced displacement. As contained sites such as camps or detention centers mark an increasingly small proportion of displaced persons in need of aid, humanitarian organizations are turning to biometric registration and other forms of large-scale data collection to identify populations continuously on the move. This project asks how “...
Degrees MA History :: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (2017) BA History and French :: University of Georgia (2009)
Elizabeth Hargrett is a PhD candidate in the Department of History at UC Berkeley, a graduate student researcher at the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society (CSTMS), and a co-organizer of the STS Futures Initiative. Though her previous research has covered medical jurisprudence in Gold Rush-era California and eugenic sterilization in postwar Georgia, her dissertation project examines the co-production of North Carolina's...
Advisor(s) Jovan Lewis and Jake Kosek Degrees BA Environmental Analysis :: Pitzer College
My research explores how the identity of a place gets formed through visuality, technology and racialization. How does a place like Oakland become a "Black city" in the public imagination, regardless of its actual Black population, and particularly in the midst of rapid gentrification and displacement? How does its identity transcend geographical borders through hyper-connectivity and visual technologies? And simultaneously, how does Oakland's position within the U.S...
Advisor(s) Dara O'Rourke, Massimo Mazzotti (STS) Degrees M.S. Energy and Resources Group :: University of California, Berkeley (2017) B.A. Economics :: University of California, Berkeley (2012)
Niklas' research focuses on private, multi-stakeholder initiatives geared towards garment factory worker wages and environmental impacts. He approaches this topic as an engaged academic, working on both experimental interventions in Chinese and Southeast Asian clothing factories as well as critical work examining the increasing prevalence of technologically-...
