CCT Professor Highlight: Matthew Tinkcom
April 18th, 2024
CCT is excited to feature Professor Matthew Tinkcom in our latest professor highlight! Tinkcom earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.A. from the University of Texas at…
CCT Professor Highlight: Matthew Tinkcom
April 18th, 2024
CCT is excited to feature Professor Matthew Tinkcom in our latest professor highlight! Tinkcom earned his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, his M.A. from the University of Texas at…
CTT Professor Mohamed Zayani Publishes New Book on the Digital and the Global South
March 18th, 2024
CCT is excited to share that professor Mohamed Zayani published a new book titled The Digital Double Bind, focused on technology, development, and social change in the digital era. Published by…
CCT Alumni Highlight: Josh Scacco
March 5th, 2024
CCT is excited to feature alum Josh Scacco (CCT ’10) in today’s alumni highlight! He was appointed founding director of the Center for Sustainable Democracy at University of South Florida late…
CCT Highlight: Mary Madden
February 26th, 2024
CCT is excited to feature adjunct Professor and CCT alum Mary Madden (CCT ’02) in today’s professor highlight! Madden majored in English and Cultural Studies with a French minor at the…
CCT Alumni Highlight: Ryan Powers
December 20th, 2023
CCT is excited to highlight Ryan Powers (CCT ‘23), who is part of the second cohort of the U.S. Digital Corps as a Fellow at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In this role, Ryan helps…
CCT Professor Highlight: Owen Agho
December 13th, 2023
CCT is excited to feature adjunct Professor Owen Agho in our latest professor highlight! Agho was an undergraduate Political Science major at the University of Michigan-Flint. After…
CCT Highlight: Ken Williams
November 21st, 2023
In honor of Entrepreneur’s Day today, CCT is excited to feature alum Ken Williams (CCT ‘16), the new Georgetown University Entrepreneur in Residence, adjunct CCT professor, and Co-Founder…
CCT Professor Highlight: Michael Koliska
November 17th, 2023
CCT is excited to focus on Professor Michael Koliska in our latest CCT professor highlight! Koliska received his first masters degree in Sociology and English with a focus on Cultural Studies…
CCT Professor Highlight: Diana Owen
November 9th, 2023
CCT is excited to feature Professor Diana Owen in our latest CCT professor highlight! Owen went to undergrad at George Washington University, majoring in Political Science with a goal to go…
CCT Students Selected for the McCourt Tech & Public Policy Fellowship!
November 3rd, 2023
The CCT Program is excited to feature CCT students James Doyle (CCT ’24), Archit Mehta (CCT ’25), and Ava Schafbuch (CCT ’25), who secured all three spots in the fall 2023 McCourt Tech &…
CCT Professor Highlight: Karen Kranack
October 26th, 2023
CCT is excited to highlight Karen Kranack, who is both an alum that was a member of CCT’s first graduating class, and is an adjunct professor, who started teaching in August 2023. Kranack…
CCT Professor Highlight: Mark McDonald
October 5th, 2023
CCT is excited to feature Professor Mark McDonald in our latest CCT professor highlight! McDonald has a background in economics and journalism, as he graduated from Liverpool University with…
CCT Students at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference
September 29th, 2023
The annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Conference was held in August and CCT is excited to spotlight our students who have participated in recent years.…
CCT Feature on Visiting Researcher José Manuel Noguera-Vivo
September 21st, 2023
Today CCT is featuring Visiting Researcher José Manuel Noguera-Vivo. José Manuel is an Associate Professor of Journalism and Head of Research for the Faculty of Communication at Catholic…
CCT Highlight: Professor Evan Barba
September 13th, 2023
CCT is excited to highlight Professor Evan Barba in honor of Programmer’s Day! Professor Barba has a diverse background that covers many fields. He originally started out attending…
CCT Program: Professor Michael Macovski
September 5th, 2023
CCT is excited to highlight Professor Michael Macovski, who has been with the program for 17 years! Professor Macovski attended UC Berkeley as an undergrad and studied in England under the…
CCT Orientation 2023
August 31st, 2023
We are one week into classes and wanted to look back at last week’s new student orientation to share more about how incoming CCTers were welcomed into the program! Orientation started…
CCT Highlight: Professor Leticia Bode
August 1st, 2023
CCT is excited to highlight Professor Leticia Bode and congratulate her on the recent announcement of her Full Professorship position at Georgetown University. Professor Bode has been at CCT…
CCT Alumni Highlight: Shavini Fernando
July 24th, 2023
CCT Congratulates alum Shavini Fernando (CCT ’18) on winning first place at the 2023 GEA Pitch Competition! In honor of winning this prestigious award, Shavini shared more about her…
CCT Highlight: Professor William Vogt
July 19th, 2023
Today CCT is excited to highlight Professor William Vogt’s professional background, academic research, and interests! Professor Vogt is the recently published author of “Foundations of…
CCT 2023 Ideathon
July 17th, 2023
CCT is excited to feature students Mac Milin Kiran, Dhriti Gupta and Zach Ferry along with CCT Professor Leticia Bode, who were part of the first Ideathon organized by the Georgetown Technology…
CCT Alumni Highlight: Bill Kirst
July 11th, 2023
CCT is excited to feature alum Bill Kirst (CCT ’04) in our latest alumni highlight! Although it has been nearly two decades since he graduated from the CCT program, Bill spoke highly of his…
Professor Jeanine Turner Becomes CCT Program Director
July 5th, 2023
CCT is excited to feature our new program director, Dr. Jeanine Turner, who will assume the Directorship Position on July 1, 2023. Dr. Turner has been a professor with the CCT Program since 2006…
CCT & The International Business Diplomacy Certificate Program
July 3rd, 2023
CCT Students: Are you familiar with the IBD Certification Program? The Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy (IBD) is an honors certificate program that offers students the…
CCT Highlight: Professor Jeanine Turner
June 20th, 2023
Today CCT is excited to highlight Professor Jeanine Turner’s work and interests! Professor Turner has taught at CCT since 2006 and her research explores the impact of communication…
CCT Student Podcasts
June 12th, 2023
Are you an avid podcast listener? Today, we are featuring two podcasts hosted by CCT students that offer unique insights into important topics. “Minority Report with Salomón Flamenco” focuses on…
CCT Highlight: Andrew Edghill wins Viewers Choice Award at Library Showcase
May 9th, 2023
CCT is proud to highlight second-year student Andrew Edghill, who won the Viewers Choice Award at the Georgetown University Library Showcase competition earlier this year for his short…
Q&A with Professor Matthew Tinkcom
May 2nd, 2023
CCT wants to extend our most sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr. Matthew Tinkcom, who recently announced he will be stepping down from his role as Director of the CCT Program on June 30, and…
Gnovis Team Q&A
April 28th, 2023
In honor of the GNOVIS Journal Vol. 23 being released today, we wanted to highlight the Gnovis Team and get more insight into the process of creating a peer reviewed journal. Here they share…
CCT Alumni Highlight: Janhvi Bhojwani
April 25th, 2023
Janhvi Bhojwani holding her Emmy Award. CCT is excited to highlight alum Janhvi Bhojwani (CCT ’19) and congratulate her for winning an Outstanding Live Breaking News Coverage Emmy Award earlier…
CCT Alumni Highlight: Matt Lindia
April 17th, 2023
CCT is excited to highlight Class of 2020 alum Matt Lindia in honor of his recently published article “Following Orders: A History of Amharic Typing” in the John Hopkins…
CCT Highlight: Second-Year Student Victoria Mangio
April 12th, 2023
Congratulations to second year CCT student Victoria Mangio, who is among the 54 Georgetown students selected for U.S. Presidential Management Fellows Program!Out of 10,000 applications, only 850…
CCT Highlight: Professor J.R. Osborn
April 5th, 2023
CCT is proud to highlight Professor J.R. Osborn’s current fellowship with the Centre for Manuscript Studies (CSMC) at Universität Hamburg and how it ties into his 2017…
CCT Student Erika Heeren-Moon Published in Telecommunications Policy
March 28th, 2023
Erika Heeren-Moon CCT is proud to highlight that second-year student Erika Heeren-Moon recently had a paper published in Telecommunications Policy. Her article, “Risk, reputation and…
CCT Professor Diana Owen Receives New Grant from US Department of Education for “Civics Empowers All Students” Program
February 27th, 2023
Last month, Georgetown Communication, Culture & Technology Professor Diana Owen received a new grant from the U.S. Department of Education for $11.65 million in conjunction with her…
CCT Welcomes the Arrival of New Faculty Member, Laura DeNardis
August 4th, 2022
The Communication, Culture & Technology Program welcomes new faculty member, Laura DeNardis.…
CCT Student Victoria Gomes-Boronat Wins $1,000 at the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Challenge Finals
April 27th, 2022
Second-year CCT student Victoria Gomes-Boronat received a prize of $1,000 at the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Challenge finals held in April 2022.…
CCT Student Xinglan (Steven) Shi Wins Second Place at Climate Innovation Ideathon
April 14th, 2022
First year CCT student Xinglan (Steven) Shi took part in the Climate Innovation Ideathon held on April 9-10, 2022, where he and his team won second place.…
CCT Students Present Research at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting
April 13th, 2022
Four CCT students presented a paper, coauthored with CCT Professor Diana Owen, at the 79th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference in April 2022. …
Professor Evan Barba and Co-Investigators Win NSF Grant
February 28th, 2022
CCT Faculty member Evan Barba and his co-investigators have been awarded the National Science Foundation’s Sustainable Regional Systems Planning Grant.…
Professor Denise Bedford Nominated to International Association for Knowledge Management
February 22nd, 2022
In December 2021, CCT Professor Denise Bedford was nominated to join the International Association for Knowledge Management.…
First-year Student Heba Khashogji Publishes Article with Arab News Newspaper
May 19th, 2021
In May 2021, CCT student Heba Khashogji shared her newfound perspective in an article published in Arab News.…
CCT Alumna Becomes A Fully Accredited White House Correspondent
May 14th, 2021
Kristi Pelzel (CCT 2020) adds White House Correspondent to her role at Today News Africa alongside her United Nations and State Department press credentials.…
Adjunct Faculty Member Leslie Harris Named IDAC Acting President
May 12th, 2021
Adjunct faculty member, Prof. Leslie Harris, has been named acting President of the International Digital Accountability Council. …
Design for All: CCT Students Win Fall 2020 Beeck Center Award for Social Impact and Innovation
May 11th, 2021
Zungui Lu and Chuqing (Seven) Wu found their true passion in UX design/research during their first couple of months at CCT and proved their professional capabilities by bringing a more elegant, accessible, and user-friendly online registration system to the Georgetown community.…
Josh Scacco (CCT ’10) Publishes Book With Oxford University Press
May 6th, 2021
Josh Scacco (’10) In March of 2021, former CCT student Josh Scacco co-authored his first book titled “The Ubiquitous Presidency: Presidential Communication and Digital Democracy in Tumultuous…
CCT Student Reed Piernock to Present at Upcoming PCA Conference
April 23rd, 2021
Expanding on their research from CCT Director Dr. Matthew Tinkcom’s Global Science Fiction Film class in Spring 2020, Reed Piernock will present at the upcoming Popular Culture Association 2021 National Conference.…
Two CCT Students Win Spring 2021 GradGov Research Project Award
April 19th, 2021
This semester, CCT students Fan Wang (‘21) and Shana Inofuentes (‘21) received GradGov Research Project Awards (GRPA) to help support their research and professional development. …
CCTer Shana Inofuentes Founds Social Impact Startup Forging Digital Space for Indigenous Futures
April 9th, 2021
In her work, Shana Inofuentes grafts physical community into digital space and helps shape attitudes and behaviors to right injustice, strategies she intends to apply to other social impact campaigns in the future.…
Christine Feldman-Barrett’s (CCT 2003) Unique Path Takes Her on a Journey Around the World
March 22nd, 2021
Christine Feldman-Barrett’s (CCT ’03) academic and professional journeys have taken her on a number of thrilling adventures in various industries and corners of the world.…
Whitney Maddox (CCT ’19) Becomes NPR’s First Diversity Equity & Inclusion Manager
February 4th, 2021
Whitney Maddox (CCT 2019) has been selected to serve as NPR’s first Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Manager and assumed her inaugural role early February.…
Prof. Jeanine Turner and CCT Students Present Papers at National Communication Association Conference
December 2nd, 2020
One of the greatest perks of being in the CCT Program is the opportunity for curious and engaged students to collaborate with professors who are experts in their respective fields. This year, Prof. Jeanine Turner has teamed up with several CCT students to conduct research, co-author, and present papers at the Annual National Communication Association Conference. …
CCTer Fan Wang Awarded Fall 2020 Conference Grant
November 6th, 2020
Second-year CCT student, Fan Wang, receives Conference Travel Grant from the Graduate School to support presentation at the National Communication Association’s 106th Annual Conference. …
CCT Student wins Georgetown Rocket Pitch Competition with Storytelling Service Team Magis
November 4th, 2020
Second year CCT student, Nick Genovese, wins first place in Georgetown Entrepreneurship’s Rocket Pitch Competition…
Dr. Irene Wu on Cultural Values in the Political Economy and the Case for Multilateralism
November 3rd, 2020
Adjunct professor Irene Wu sat on a panel with university colleagues to discuss the newly published book Cultural Values in Political Economy to which she contributed. The panel was sponsored by the Asia Program of the Wilson Center for International Scholars which promotes intellectual discourse on the topic of political, economic, and social climates of the Asia-Pacific region as well as American interest in this economically dynamic region. …
CCT Prof. Diana Owen and Colleagues Discuss Voting Process and Procedure in America
October 12th, 2020
Leveraging the current political climate, CCT professor, Diana Owen, and other Georgetown colleagues held a panel discussion on the book How We Vote: Innovation in American Elections, published by their peers from Auburn University.…
CCT Student Interviews President of the United Nations General Assembly (74th Session)
October 9th, 2020
In September, one of our very own CCTers had the incredible opportunity to host an exclusive interview with Tijjani Muhammad Bande, President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The interview was conducted at the Nigerian Consulate in New York City and broadcasted by KAFTAN TV Nigeria.…
Prof. Mark MacCarthy Publishes Brookings Report on Facial Recognition Software
September 24th, 2020
Last month, Professor Mark MacCarthy published a report on facial recognition software for The Brookings Institution’s Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology (AIET) Initiative as part of their AI Governance series.…
CCT Alum Gregory Perreault Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award
August 14th, 2020
CCT alum Gregory Perreault (’10), who is currently is a multimedia journalism professor at Appalachian State University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Austria. Perreault…
CCT student wins honorable mention in Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize
May 12th, 2020
CCT student wins honorable mention in Ora Mary Pelham Poetry Prize…
Dr. Jeanine Turner Published in Fast Company
April 19th, 2020
Dr. Jeanine Turner has published an article for Fast Company’s Secrets of the Most Productive People series.…
Dr. Bode presented to a virtual infodemic consultation with the World Health Organization
April 19th, 2020
Dr. Leticia Bode consults with the World Health Organization on Correcting Misinformation on Social Media During the COVID-19 Outbreak …
CCT students win Public Policy Challenge with proposal to help homeless youth parents
April 15th, 2020
Second-year students Brittany Panetta, Yamel Sarquis and Kristi Pelzel win top prize at the McCourt competition.…
CCT Students win 3rd Place Prize at 2020 Global Social Innovation Lab
February 10th, 2020
Team “Adiona,” was awarded third place at the Global Social Innovation Lab for their solution targeting transient refugees with need for weather durability of their living conditions. The team created a durable material to help extend the life of tents and that can also double as a poncho. This team included two CCT students Evelyn Dan Epelle and Andreas Beissel, along with fellow Georgetown Students Tessa Bloechl and Kane Wagner.…
CCT Student Joins the Georgetown Africa Business Conference Organizing Committee
January 28th, 2020
Second year CCT student, Evelyn Dan Epelle, recently joined the Georgetown Africa Business Conference organizing committee as Director for Media and Communications…
CCT Student featured for work helping indigenous women, girls in Mexico
January 24th, 2020
Second year CCT student, Yamel Sarquis, was featured by Georgetown for her unique work helping women and girls in Mexico.…
Why Georgetown CCT?
January 9th, 2020
CCT student, Nicholas Genovese, wrote a medium post about his relationship with technology and why he chose to Georgetown’s CCT program.…
Final Presentation Leads to Job Opportunity for CCT Student Team
December 11th, 2019
Kristi Pelzel, Yamel Sarquis Elias, and Brittany Panetta’s final project for their CCT class led to a consulting offer from Hyde Closets to implement the communications plan they had pitched.…
Mexican CCT-er promotes women empowerment in DC
November 7th, 2019
Second year CCT student, Yamel Sarquis, shared her personal and professional story at “Catrinas in Potomac” event.…
CCT Student Featured about Recent Scholarship
November 5th, 2019
Second Year CCT student, Kristi Pelzel, is the most recent recipient of the Tillman Foundation Scholarship.…
CCT Professor teaching in new leadership certificate program for Jesuit church leaders
October 25th, 2019
Dr. Jeanine Turner joined faculty from the McDonough School of Business in teaching modules on management and communication.…
State of Technology in the Global Newsroom Study Released
October 18th, 2019
State of Technology in the Global Newsroom Study Released …
CCT student’s presentation at the Advanced Learning Institute’s Social Media for Government Conference
October 16th, 2019
Second-year student Kristi Pelzel led a session on stakeholder mapping and discussed trends in social media.…
CCT student’s art installation and workshop at Digital Humanities Forum
October 2nd, 2019
CCT student’s art installation and workshop at Digital Humanities Forum…
CCTer’s summer abroad and internship program in Chile
September 25th, 2019
Second-year student, Kim Duron, worked at a tech-centered non-profit organization focused on strengthening democracies in Latin America.…
CCT alum presents paper based on his thesis topic at TPRC
September 23rd, 2019
Zak Rogoff (2019) spoke on “Five Free Expression Safeguards from a Facebook User’s Perspective” at the Research Conference on Communications, Information and Internet Policy.…
CCT Professor and Alum Collaborate on a Conference Presentation
September 12th, 2019
Professor Diana Owen and Kathryn Hartzell (CCT 2019) presented at the American Political Science Association conference in Washington, D.C.
…CCT Professor Leticia Bode wins ICA's 2019 Young Scholar Award
July 9th, 2019
Dr. Leticia Bode was honored for her outstanding research in communication, digital media, and political participation.
…CCT student named a 2019 Pat Tillman Scholar
June 11th, 2019
Kristi Pelzel beat thousands of applicants to be selected for a 2019 Pat Tillman Foundation Scholarship.
…CCT Student Delivers Keynote at International Bioethics Conference
June 7th, 2019
Lukas Chandler spoke on the influence of Georgetown’s Kennedy Institute of Ethics in the invention of the field of bioethics, as well as his own research in telehealth.
…CCTer Featured in Playwriting Podcast
June 4th, 2019
CCT student Kate Colwell’s play, Guardians, was profiled in a podcast for new works of theater in the D.C. area.
…CCT students at STGlobal Conference
May 21st, 2019
3 CCTers played active roles at the STGlobal Conference in DC.
…CCT Research Team Holds Workshop
May 7th, 2019
Dr. Diana Owen and students, Katie Hartzell and Jenny Lee, led a workshop at the Western Political Science Association conference.
…CCT student Roma Abhyankar wins at the 3 Minute Thesis Competition
April 8th, 2019
Second-year CCTer, Roma Abhyankar, won the People’s Choice Award for her thesis presentation.
…CCT Professor Mohamed Zayani wins 5th book award
March 23rd, 2019
The critically acclaimed Networked Publics and Digital Contention has won another book award, this time from the International Studies Association.
…CCT student wins at the Gelardin Media Showcase
March 17th, 2019
First-year CCTer and gnovis editor-in-chief Kimberly Duron won Staff Pick and a Social Impact Award for her documentary film.
…Prof. J.R. Osborn's Letters of Light wins British Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize
February 13th, 2019
The award was announced during a ceremony at the British Academy. This is the second recognition for Letters of Light this month.…
CCT student to present at Ethics conference
February 13th, 2019
Second-year student Lukas Chandler will speak at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics conference in Baltimore in March.…
lewis levenberg (CCT 2010) Publishes a New Book
January 31st, 2019
lewis levenberg (CCT 2010) just published a new book, Research Methods for the Digital Humanities.…
CCT Adjunct Professor and Manager of Maker Hub Wins President's Excellence Award
November 30th, 2018
Don Undeen, who teaches Creative Web Development at CCT this semester, received the Georgetown University President’s Excellence Award.…
Prof. J.R. Osborn's Letters of Light receives Honorable Mention for Albert Hourani Book Award
November 27th, 2018
The Middle East Studies Association praised his book for spanning “topics ranging from Qur’an manuscripts to Unicode across a thousand years of history.”…
Dr. Amy Zalman speaks at the National Defense University
November 20th, 2018
CCT Adjunct Professor Amy Zalman delivered an address as part of the NDU President’s Lecture Series on November 7th.…
CCT Director at the launch of the first Department of Linguistics in China
November 15th, 2018
Highlights included attending the launch of the country’s first Department of Linguistics…
Rachel Plotnick (CCT 2007) Publishes Her First Book
October 29th, 2018
Rachel Plotnick (CCT 2007) Publishes Her First Book…
William J. Vogt (CCT 2016) Founds Cultural Advisory Firm
October 2nd, 2018
William J. Vogt (2016) founds Weilian Poder Global Consulting…
CCT Student tackles “fake news” at Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change
August 27th, 2018
This summer, CCTer Deborah Oliveros joined students from around the world to examine distrust of the media and develop tools to resist this digital epidemic.…
CCT Prof. J.R. Osborn's Letters of Light shortlisted for 2018 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize
August 20th, 2018
Dr. Osborn’s latest book made the shortlist for the prestigious 2018 British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize.…
Dr. Evan Barba at TEDx on why we need to understand the politics inherent in technology
August 15th, 2018
Dr. Barba spoke on why we need to understand the politics inherent in technology.…
Dr. Ashley Bowen (CCT ’09), Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow, Digital Engagement Manager, and DC Rollergirl
August 13th, 2018
Dr. Ashley Bowen (CCT ’09), Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow, Digital Engagement Manager, and DC Rollergirl.…