ABOUT ME

I'm a writer, researcher, and PhD student interested in digital media technology in everyday life. I'm particularly interested in the implications of consumer technologies like smartphones on community, sense of self, and culture.

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These interests have roots in my experiences as an actor. I  hold a bachelor of fine arts in acting. During my undergraduate studies I picked up a sociology minor and learned that what I loved about theater wasn't the act of performing but the task of understanding behavior; of interpreting what things mean to others. 

In pursuit of further ways to interpret social action, I continued my studies at  Georgetown University for my MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology (CCT). Through my coursework and research  appointments, I developed extensive experience with social scientific research methods that I used to write two peer-reviewed publications and a handful of conference presentations. I now use my theatre training in my research and media production to creatively communicate to stakeholders in a variety of contexts whether it is my current work grant writing for urban mobility projects, my self-produced  podcast, Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much or, my exhibition of documentary photos from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hit my line on the contact page if you want to talk research, media theory, or grant writing. 

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Grant Lattanzi

January, 2025