Jermaine Anthony Richards is a scholar and artist whose work intersects development, critical emerging technologies, impact entertainment, and bodily integrity/security. He studies dynamic integration processes between emerging media and communication technology and the “human” body.
Richards is a PhD candidate in Communication at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, where he is co-advised across communication and computer science by Robeson Taj Frazier (Communication) and Barath Raghavan (Computer Science); he also pursues a graduate certificate in Science and Technology Studies at the Center on Science, Technology, and Public Life and is a member of the Media as Sociotechnical Systems (MASTS) and Annenberg Scenarios Lab research initiatives.
Jermaine holds degrees from the University of Southern California (M.A. in Global Communication); the London School of Economics and Political Science (M.Sc. in Global Media); and the City University of New York (B.S. in Communications Technology and Studio Art)––a joint concentration in computer science, information systems, visual art, and interaction design. Richards is a recipient of the inaugural Advertising Club of New York Innovation, Advertising, and Media Scholarship and the AdClub Presidential Fellowship in Global Media and Communication. He has also received fellowships from the American Association for Advertising Agencies, the American Advertising Federation, the ADCOLOR® Conference, and the New America’s Digital Impact and Governance Initiative.
Jermaine was recently named a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow.
Read more about Jermaine’s journey here.