about me

If you need my bio for an event, look no further! Here are a couple options along with a nice photo (photo by Stephan Risi, all rights reserved).

Tiny bio

First person: I am an assistant professor at MIT and a faculty associate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center, where I works broadly on research related to ethical tech, social media, data visualization, and disability. I also holds a senior fellowship in responsible computing at Mozilla and is currently writing a book titled Adventures on the Embodied Internet.

Third person: Crystal Lee is an assistant professor at MIT and a faculty associate at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center, where she works broadly on research related to ethical tech, social media, data visualization, and disability. She also holds a senior fellowship in responsible computing at Mozilla and is currently writing a book titled Adventures on the Embodied Internet.

Short bio, <150 words

First person: I’m an assistant professor in Computational Media and Design at MIT with a joint appointment in the Schwarzman College of Computing and Comparative Media Studies / Writing. I work broadly on research related to ethical tech, social media, data visualization, and disability. This research has been supported by fellowships from the National Science Foundation, Social Science Research Council, and the MIT Programs for Digital Humanities. I’m also a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, where I co-lead the Ethical Tech Working Group, and a senior fellow at Mozilla. I graduated with high honors from Stanford University and completed my PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Third person: Crystal Lee is an assistant professor in Computational Media and Design at MIT with a joint appointment in the Schwarzman College of Computing and Comparative Media Studies / Writing. She works broadly on research related to ethical tech, social media, data visualization, and disability. This research has been supported by fellowships from the National Science Foundation, Social Science Research Council, and the MIT Programs for Digital Humanities. She is also a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, where she co-leads the Ethical Tech Working Group, and a senior fellow at Mozilla. She graduated with high honors from Stanford University and completed her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Miscellany

• Research keywords: Data visualization, critical data studies, digital media, science and technology studies, human-computer interaction, disability studies, design
• Web presence: Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, CV
• Alt text for portrait: A medium-skinned Asian woman with a pixie cut wearing a gray shirt and round eyeglasses with black frames. Trees and other greenery are behind her.