Karsyn Lemmons
CCT Focus: Intercultural Communications with a focus on non-profits and social impact organizations
Academic Background: Bachelor of Journalism / minor in History
Student Profiles
Wondering what it’s like to study in the Communication, Culture and Technology program? The current students featured here have volunteered to be a resource for incoming and prospective students. If you are interested in connecting with them, please email the Admissions team for the Communication, Culture & Technology program at cctadmissions@georgetown.edu .
Merielle Agorilla
CCT Focus: I am interested in the dynamics of workplace culture and technology, fandoms and material culture, lived experiences of belonging for international students and the elderly
Academic Background: AB Psychology, MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology -both from the Ateneo de Manila University (The Philippines)
Khadija Mian
CCT Focus: Digital divide, Accessibility
Academic Background: BA in Psychology and International Relations
Yixiao (Joy) Song
CCT Focus: Health Communication & Digital Media Analysis
Academic Background: Public Relation & Advertising and Minor in Social Media Trend Analysis
Joyce Zhao
CCT Focus: History of technology, STS, tech industry and tech labor
Academic Background: BA in Computer Science and Math from Wellesley College
Anika Maney
CCT Focus: Science Communication and the Rhetoric of Science
Academic Background: Communication Studies with minors in Science and Risk Communication and Theatre Arts
Erinn Heffes
CCT Focus: Science Communication and the Rhetoric of Science
Academic Background: Communication Studies with minors in Science and Risk Communication and Theatre Arts
Erica Sun
CCT Focus: New Media, Culture Industries, Race/Ethnic Studies
Academic Background: BA in English with a minor in Statistics
Benedetta Burston
CCT Focus: Crisis Communications and Cyber Governance
Academic Background: Economics and Management for Arts, Culture and Communication
Siobhan Cooney
CCT Focus: Storytelling in entertainment, cultural arts, and publishing. Plus journalism and multimedia content production
Academic Background: BA in English & Communication Studies
Kat Weiss
CCT Focus: New Media, Cultural Studies, & Political Communication.
Academic Background: BA in English Literature with minors in Anthropology and Women’s and Gender Studies.
Teddy Wansink
CCT Focus: Looking at the moving image, especially digital video, from a variety of lenses, including critical theory, media history, and multimedia production.
Academic Background: B.A. in Film & Media Studies and French from the College of William & Mary.
Sean Lyu
CCT Focus: Technology policy, particularly technology diffusion and the intersection between the public and private sector.
Academic Background: Business (Finance and Marketing) and Communications.
Stacey Li
CCT Focus: Digital Media and Cross-Cultural CommunicationDigital Media and Cross-Cultural Communication.
Academic Background: BA in Communication Studies with a minor in Korean Studies.
Nadya Hayasi
CCT Focus: Misinformation and Disinformation, Political Communications, Content Moderation, Tech & AI Policy.
Academic Background: BA in Political Science and History with minors in Southeast Asian Studies and Public Policy.
Nate Ha
CCT Focus: Journalism, Social Media & Mis/Disinformation.
Academic Background: BA in Journalism with a minor in International Studies from American University
Simone Stewart
CCT Focus: I’m only two months in; too early to tell!
Academic Background: I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Communications from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.
Lorena Lyons Seba
CCT Focus: Politics, AI, Crisis Communications, Global Communications, Social Media
Academic Background: Double BA in International Relations and Political Science
Julieta Perillo
CCT Focus: The intersection of Communication and Technology for brand building purposes.
Academic Background: BA in Advertising.