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Kim Gallon is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Brown University, specializing in the cultural dimensions of the Black Press in the early twentieth century. Her research bridges media history, digital humanities, and ethical data science.
- PhD, University of Pennsylvania (2009)
- MS, Purdue University (2018)
Her work examines Black sexual expression, agency, and identity through African American newspapers, as well as intersections of race, digital technology, and health equity. She founded The Black Press Research Collective and COVID Black, projects advancing Black digital humanities. Her publications address media history, computational methodologies, and racial geographies. Recent projects explore residential segregation’s impact on reading practices in twentieth-century Baltimore.
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
- Social Science Research Council Funding
- Spencer Foundation Grant
She teaches courses including Technologies of Recovery: Race, Power & the Black Digital Humanities and Black Feminism and the Politics of Care, focusing on methodological rigor and critical engagement with race and technology.
