CV

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Brianna Dym | Curriculum Vitae

Northeastern University

b.dym@northeastern.edu


Education

PhD in Information Science –  2022
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
Advisor: Casey Fiesler
Areas of interest: technology ethics and social norms, online communities
Dissertation: Online Communities and Cycles of Participation

Masters Degree in English (sociolinguistics) – 2014
University of Alaska, Anchorage; Anchorage, AK
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Areas of interest: information technology, digital literacy, sociolinguistics
Thesis: Peer Review Goes Public: FictionPress as a Community of Practice

B.A. Degree in English Education – 2012
University of Alaska, Anchorage; Anchorage, AK
Completed minor in creative writing
Graduated Cum Laude

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Professional Experience

Assistant Teaching Professor, Northeastern University | August 2023 – Present

  • Teach classes for the Khoury College MSCS, MSAI, and Align Program curriculum
  • Advise and lead the Power Plant Research Group.

Lecturer, University of Maine | August 2022 – August 2023

  • Teach introductory classes for the undergraduate computer science program.
  • Teach advanced classes for the New Media program.

Research Assistant, University of Colorado Boulder | August 2018 – August 2022

  • Researcher on the PERVADE (Pervasive Data Ethics for computational research) grant (advised by Casey Fiesler).
  • Researcher on the NSF EAGER grant Broadening Participation in Computing through Transforming Media and Technologies (advised by Casey Fiesler).

Research Intern, Syracuse University | June 2018 – September 2018

  • Researcher on the Transition Resilience with Technology grant (advised by Bryan Semaan).