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Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences logo Adjunct Professor of Digital Media

Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences · Part-timeSep 2018 – Present · 4 yrs 9 mosGreater New York City Area

 

 

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      • Spearheaded creating and delivering an engaging course for the Master of Arts in Museum Anthropology program, Digital Media Materiality and Museum Culture. • Support the success of 50+ students from diverse educational and geographical backgrounds. • Established and currently maintain collaborative relationships with 20+ digital heritage researchers. • Strategize and deliver both in-person and online lessons with a focus on driving student engagement. • Prepare, review, and maintain course materials to ensure optimal impact and relevancy. • Gather, document, and analyze student feedback to drive ongoing course improvement and optimization. • Maintain knowledge of current and emerging trends and technological advancements in the field. • Work with partners and colleagues to develop and launch innovative learning strategies, opportunities, and programs aimed at advancing student knowledge. • Identify key opportunities to integrate virtual, mixed, and augmented reality technologies into the student learning experience to foster a culture of innovation. • Evaluate student performance through diversified assessments and adapt strategies as needed.
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      Museum Anthropology

       

      The free-standing MA in Museum Anthropology, offered jointly by the Columbia Department of Anthropology and the American Museum of Natural History, is a professional degree for those already employed in or interested in moving into the museum field….
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      Sr. Manager, Community Learning & Development

      Jun 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 1 moNew York, New York, United States

       

       

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          • Played an integral role in fostering collaboration between the Cartier business network and 30 global pioneers in creative, academic, and entrepreneurial spaces by authoring and launching LIAISONS, a year-round partnership agenda directly supporting business goals. • Promoted operational excellence by facilitating workshops for North American staff focused on current trends, such as virtual reality, diversity, sustainable consumption, retail, and consumer behavior. • Achieved a 95% satisfaction rate by effectively programming the first company-wide DEI outreach process serving 900+ staff members where two experts guided staff through a class called Understanding the Black experience in America. • Advanced business goals and objectives by strengthening the Head of Sustainable Development for Richemont North America role, the first regional-level role of its kind company-wide. The volunteer committee organized volunteer and learning opportunities for staff across the different Maisons.
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          Launched LIAISONS, a 12 session people development program and publication connecting Cartier’s DNA and staff with a selective global network of pioneers in the creative, academic, and entrepreneurial world
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    Research Fellow – Brown Institute for Media Innovation

    Columbia University – Graduate School of Journalism · ContractDec 2016 – Dec 2019 · 3 yrs 1 moGreater New York City Area

     

     

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        Orchestrate and plan a groundbreaking dinner experience for 100 guests with the goal of connecting the Earth Institute with distinguished chef Alice Waters to facilitate conversations surrounding food security and climate change.
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        To teach people about climate change, feed them journalism

         

        There’s a story behind every ingredient that goes into our meals—each plant or animal we consume carries the weight of the place where it was raised, the way it was cultivated, the history of its breeding. And as climate change alters the very nature…
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    Creator Manager

    New York UniversityMay 2010 – Dec 2017 · 7 yrs 8 mosNew York, USA

     

     

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        Pioneered the development of a globally recognized design project that advocated for the use of plants and materials technology to transform the roofs of city buses into living gardens to create 1M sq. ft. of new green spaces; transformed buses into learning labs for 1K+ students in Mexico and New York City with the goal of reconnecting urban communities to nature; achieved recognition in more than ten global exhibitions and outlets, such as The Met Museum, New Museum, and the Tuileries Garden in Paris.
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    TED Resident

    TED ConferencesMar 2017 – Sep 2017 · 7 mosGreater New York City Area

     

     

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