Sandra Cortesi
Rudolf Mössbauer Assistant Professor for Participation and Diversity
Sandra Cortesi is a Rudolf Mössbauer Assistant Professor for Participation and Diversity at the Technical University of Munich (with a dual affiliation at the School of Medicine and Health and the School of Social Sciences and Technology). Sandra is also a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and a Senior Research and Teaching Associate at the IKMZ at the University of Zurich.
At Youth and Media she collaborates closely with talented young people (ages 12-18) and engages with researchers in the field who share an interest in exploring innovative ways to understand, evaluate, and shape current and future social challenges emerging in the digital world.
Sandra Cortesi’s current work focuses on (interconnected) areas of youth’s life, including information quality and the news ecosystem; well-being; risks to safety and privacy; the future of work, digital skills, and lifelong learning; emerging technologies (e.g., AI, AR, VR); and spaces for youth participation, civic engagement, and innovation. All publications are available at https://blogs.harvard.edu/sandracortesi/research
Sandra Cortesi’s research, teaching, and outreach is often application-oriented and translational, combining different methods of social science research. Sandra is committed to engage in research with a real-world impact, particularly by translating findings from research for policy-making in the private and public sector, and to engage in participatory, multisectoral, interdisciplinary, and global research efforts.
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