Fall 2016 Alumni Panel

Published: Nov. 18, 2016, 3:08 p.m.

b'Hear from four alums of the graduate program in Comparative Media Studies as they discuss their experience at MIT and what their careers have looked like in the fields a CMS degree prepared them for.\\n\\nPanelists include:\\n\\nAndres Lombana-Bermudez, \\u201908, a researcher and designer working at the intersection of digital technology, youth, and learning. Andres holds a Ph.D. in Media Studies from UT-Austin, an M.Sc. in Comparative Media Studies, and bachelor\\u2019s degrees in Political Science and Literature from Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. He is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University\\u2019s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and a Research Associate with the Connected Learning Research Network.\\n\\nColleen Kaman, \\u201910, is a user experience/experience design strategist and designer working at the intersection of digital technology, persuasive design, and content. Colleen holds an M.Sc. in Comparative Media Studies, and bachelor\\u2019s degrees in Anthropology from Bates College. She is a senior managing consultant at IBMiX, where she focuses on user-centric healthcare solutions and designing for aging users and helps lead the IBMiX department\\u2019s Accessibility practice area.\\n\\nAbe Stein, \\u201913, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Kill Screen Media\\n\\nLily Bui, \\u201916, is currently a PhD student at MIT\\u2019s School of Architecture & Planning in the Department of Urban Studies & Planning. Her masters research focused on using sensors to support environmental monitoring, and communicating sensor-based data to different stakeholders.'