EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2014 (Expected)
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Advisor: Professor Kate Williams

M.A., Emerson College, 2008
Department of Visual and Media Arts
Master’s Thesis: “Community Media in Transition: Public Access Television in the Age of YouTube”

B.A. (magna cum laude), Emerson College, 2005
Department of Visual and Media Arts
Major: Media Studies

AWARDS & HONORS

Information in Society Fellow, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010-2011

Buske Leadership Award, Alliance for Community Media, 2010

Magna Cum Laude, Emerson College, 2005

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Researcher, Community Informatics Research Lab
Under Dr. Kate Williams and Dr. Abdul Akalimat, 2010-present

Emerson College, Boston, MA
Research Assistant, Department of Visual and Media Arts
Under Dr. Eric Gordon and John Craig Freeman, 2007-2008

“The Digital Lyceum” – A project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities digital start-up initiative to research best practices and propose a sustainable model for creating and facilitating mixed reality lecture-style events.

Emerson College, Boston, MA
Research Assistant, Department of Visual and Media Arts
Under Dr. Eric Gordon, 2007

“The Place of Social Media” – An exploration of how neighborhood organizations, city governments and social media makers are adopting digital networks to enable physical connections.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Bentley University, Waltham, MA
Adjunct Lecturer, English and Media Studies Department, 2009 – 2010
Courses: MC 224 Introduction to Video Production

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Colin Rhinesmith (under review). “Community Media in Transition: Public Access Television in the Age of YouTube,” in Journal of Community Informatics.

INVITED LECTURES

“Social Networking Tools in Education” at CIS Presents “Current Topics in Information Technology,” April 23, 2007. Bentley College, Waltham, MA.

“Technology and Social Activism” at CIS Presents “Current Topics in Information Technology,” October 23, 2006. Bentley College, Waltham, MA.

WORKSHOP AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

“Using Social Media to Serve the PEG Community and Non-Profit Organizations,” July 10, 2010. Alliance for Community Media International Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

“Social Media 101: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,” June 1, 2010. Somerville Community Access Television, Somerville, MA.

“Introduction to Social Media Strategies for Newton Non-Profits, Organizations and Businesses,” April 24, 2010. Newton Communications Access Center, Newton, MA.

“Citizen Journalism Webinar,” with Laurie Cirivello (Grand Rapids Community Media Center), Jan Schaffer (J-Lab), Mary Turck (TC Daily Planet), & moderated by Elliot Margolies, March 2, 2010. Alliance for Community Media.

“Social Networking Web Tools for Non-Profits,” February 9, 2010. Somerville Community Access Television, Somerville, MA.

“Learning to Guide Your Child Online: Internet Safety & The Social Web,” with Matt Landry (Cambridge Educational Access Television & Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School), February 4, 2010. Cambridge Educational Access Television, Cambridge, MA.

“Social Media Workshop for Cambridge Non-Profit Organizations, City Departments and Agencies,” November 19, 2009. Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA.

“Social Media: Constant Contact and Twitter, and Flickr and Facebook: Oh My!” May 21, 2009. Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region Conference, Burlington, VT.

“Strategies for Shaping our Media Future: Envisioning Change with the Boston Action Tank” with Marie Celestin and Felicia Sullivan (Boston Action Tank), December 3, 2008. Be the Media! Mini-Conference 2008, Boston, MA.

“Training the Trainers: Vlogging 101″ with Ivettza Sanchez, (Manhattan Neighborhood Network), June 10, 2008. Alliance for Community Media 2008 International Conference & Exhibition, Washington, DC.

“Impact of adopting the CC share alike license,” October 11, 2007. UC Berkeley Webcast/Podcast Requirements Gathering, Apple Cupertino, CA.

“Video, Education and Open Content: Best Practices” with Rick Prelinger (Prelinger Archives) and Dean Jansen (Participatory Culture Foundation), May 23, 2007. Columbia University, New York, NY.

“Our Viewers Know More Than We Do: PEG Access TV in a Participatory Culture,” November 17, 2006. Keynote Presentation at the Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region Conference, Brockton, MA.

“Blogs: The 5th Estate: Opening The Gates For Diverse Perspectives”with Danielle Martin (CTC Vista Project), November 1, 2006. Media Matters: Writing Conference for High School Teachers and Students, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA.

“Practice Day: Audio Production,” October 21, 2006. CyberOne: Law in the Court of Public Opinion, Harvard Law School / Extension School, Cambridge, MA.

“Morphing from Music: iPods Enter the Classroom,” June 30, 2006. Media Giraffe Project Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA
Community Media & Technology Manager, 2010 – 2010

Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA
Community Media Coordinator, 2008 – 2010

Emerson College, Boston MA
Research Assistant, 2007-2008

Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Digital Media Producer, 2006 – 2007

Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Staff Assistant, 2005 – 2006

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Member, Civic and Citizen Journalism Interest Group, 2009 – Present

Cultural Studies Association
Member, 2009 – 2010

International Association of Media and Communication Research
Member, Community Communication Working Group, 2008 – Present

Association for Computing Machinery
Member, 2007 – Present

Alliance for Community Media
Member, 2006 – Present

National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
Member, 2006 – 2008

Action Coalition for Media Education
Member, 2005 – 2007

Union for Democratic Communications
Member, 2005 – 2006

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Media Minutes presented by Free Press: Community Media Advocates Rally Against Verizon Bill in Massachusetts. July 24, 2009. See http://freepress.net/node/70621

PUBLIC SERVICE

New America Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Affiliate, Media Policy Initiative, 2010 – Present

Action Coalition for Media Education, Albuquerque, NM
Board Member, 2006 – 2008

Cambridge Community Television, Cambridge, MA
Board Member, 2006 – 2007

Media Giraffe Project Conference, Amherst, MA
Convener / Digital Media Producer, 2006

ACME Summit, Burlington, VT
Podcast Producer, 2006

Action Coalition for Media Education, Boston Chapter, Boston, MA
President, 2005 – 2006

Students Concerned About Mass Media, Emerson College, Boston, MA
Co-Founder / Student Organizer, 2005

Whats Up Magazine, Boston, MA
Contributor, 2004 – 2006

WZBC, 90.3 FM, Newton, MA
Program Producer, “Sounds of Dissent”, 2004 – 2006

Media Matters for America, Washington, D.C.
Communications Intern, 2004

Boston Social Forum, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
Media Track Coordinator, 2004

Community Change, Inc., Boston, MA
Audio Engineer / Videographer, 2003 – 2006