Andres Lombana-Bermudez is a researcher, designer, and educator based in Bogota, Colombia. Andres is an assistant professor of communication at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, associate researcher at the ISUR Center at Universidad del Rosario, and faculty associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.
He holds a PhD in Media Studies from the University of Texas-Austin, a Master's degree in Comparative Media Studies from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and undergraduate degrees in Literature and Political Science from the University of the Andes. Andres works at the intersection of digital technology, citizenship, and media ecosystems. His approach is transdisciplinary, critical and collaborative, combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies, computational methods, and co-design.
He researches the evolving contours of digital inequalities, mis/dis-information, datafication, and media education from a global and comparative perspective; and designs media and learning experiences for youth, teachers, and librarians, including learning playlists, videos, podcasts, and games. Andres is co-author of The Digital Edge: How Black and Hispanic Youth are Reimagining the Digital Divide (NYU Press, 2018), and has published chapters in the books Global Debates in the Digital Humanities (University of Minnesota Press, 2022), Young People's Transitions Into Creative Work (Routledge, 2020).
His research articles have appeared in the journals Frontiers, Política y Gobierno, Palabra Clave, and the Journal of International Communication. In addition to his academic work he serves as a consultant to international organizations, governments, and NGOs in projects related to digital inclusion, education, youth, and digital rights. He collaborates with the Tierra Común network, the Connected Learning Alliance, the global Network of Centers for Internet and Society, and Global/Rising Voices.
