BIOGRAPHY

Mikayla Brown received her M.A. degree in Media Studies from The University of Amsterdam and her B.A. from Hunter College in Media Studies with a focus in Women and Gender Studies. Mikayla’s research focuses on international repatriation efforts of looted artifacts.

Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Mikayla worked in integrated marketing communication and political advertising at CDR Fundraising Group, The New Media Firm, Freddie Mac, and Finn Partners, among other companies. She also worked in public relations at some of the top fashion PR agencies in New York City, such as Williamson PR, PR Consulting, and Aeffe S.p.A.

You can read more about Mikayla’s professional experience and academic research on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaylasbrown/  

RESEARCH & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Instructor of Record, Temple University: Global Media, Communication, Culture and Identity, Intercultural Communication
• Teaching Assistant, Temple University: Intro to Media & Society, The Future of Your TV, Journalism & Society, Intro to Media Analysis
• Teaching & Research Assistant, Temple University & Arcadia University, London, England: Portrait of “the Other” in British Mass Media 
• Research Assistant, Temple University: Summer 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, Spring 2022, Fall 2023

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

• Future Faculty Fellowship Program, the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women at Case Western Reserve University with partners Kent State and Ursuline College (2024) 
• Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio Fellowship/Externship, Temple University Libraries (2023-2024)
• Cyber Citizenship Initiative – National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Graduate Resource and Content Curator Fellowship (February 2022 – June 2023)
• Future Faculty Fellowship Award, Temple University (2021 – 2025)
• 2021 Focus Scholar at The Georgia Institute of Technology
• The Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. Award (2018)

CONFERENCES & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

• Cinereach Library Community Council Discussion: Catalyzing Inspiration from Research | December 2024 
• Post-screening moderator of Dahomey at Glimmerglass Film Days Film Festival | November 2024 
• International Communication Association Conference | June 2024 
• Loretta C. Duckworth Scholars Studio Digital Showcase | April 2024 
• The Black Digital Humanities Symposium | April 2023 | Black Futures in Virtual Worlds  
• U.S. Media Literacy Week | October 2022 | "Creative Ways To Incorporate Media Literacy In Your Classroom"  
• Northeast Popular Culture Association (NEPCA) Annual Conference | October 2022 | “Cyber Citizenship Initiative - Open Education Media Literacy Resources”  
• National Council for the Social Studies Professional Learning | August 2022 | “Quick-Click-Media Lit Resources! An Exploration of The Cyber Citizenship Initiative”  
• Museums Without Walls Conference | August 2022 | “Virtually Exploring the Benin Bronzes Repatriation Initiative”  
• 2022 82nd Annual Peabody Awards Screener Committee
• National Association for Media Literacy Education | July 2022 | “Cyber Citizenship Initiative: The Next Level”  
• 2022 Cultural Studies Association Conference | June 2022 | “The Barred Museum - A Radical Reimagining of Museology in the Lower Delta”  
• The Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Independence Conference | August 2021 |“Data, Eternity, and Death: Identity and the Digital Afterlife - Algorithmic Imaginations: Rethinking Algorithmic As A Heuristic For Understanding Computationally Structured Culture” 

RESEARCH INSTITUTES

• Digital Media Winter Institute - SMART Data Sprint | Universidade Nova de Lisboa - NOVA FCSH - iNOVA Media Lab | January 31 – February 2022  
• Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) Summer School - Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology | February 2022  
• Digital Methods Winter School and Data Sprint - The Digital Methods Initiative (DMI)