Christina Dunbar-Hester

Christina Dunbar-Hester is a Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication. Her research focuses on democratic control of technologies, including power dynamics, participation, and political exclusion. She holds a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University.

• PhD in Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University

Her work spans digital media, diversity advocacy, and environmental justice. Notable projects include studies on FM radio activism, hacking communities, and toxic infrastructure in the Port of Los Angeles. She explores how technical systems intersect with social justice, ecology, and global capitalism.

• McGannon Book Award (2017)
• ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award (2021)

Affiliated with the Center on Science, Technology and Public Life and the Science and Technology Studies PhD program at USC. Supported by NSF, Institute for Advanced Study, and Berggruen Institute.

Leads a research group on urban ecosystems collaborating with Southern California institutions.