about me

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

Third person: Crystal Lee is an incoming 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.

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First person: I’m an incoming assistant professor in Computational Media and Design at MIT and a Senior Fellow at Mozilla, where 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. Previously, I was a visiting research scientist at the European Commission. I graduated with high honors from Stanford University and completed my PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Third person: Crystal Lee is an incoming assistant professor in Computational Media and Design at MIT and a Senior Fellow at Mozilla, where 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 a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, where she co-leads the Ethical Tech Working Group. Previously, she has worked as a visiting research scientist at the European Commission. She graduated with high honors from Stanford University and received her PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Research keywords: Data visualization, critical data studies, digital media, science and technology studies, human-computer interaction, disability studies, design
Web presence: Twitter, CV
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