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Lauren Bridges is a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, where she co-leads the Digital Technology Democracy Lab and is a faculty affiliate of Environmental Thought and Practice (ETP). Her research focuses on the sociotechnical and political economic aspects of digital infrastructures and their environmental politics. Bridges’ work has been published in prestigious journals including Information, Communication & Society, Big Data & Society, and New Media & Society, and she has contributed to numerous public news outlets such as The Guardian. As a researcher, she examines the social and environmental impacts of digital infrastructures, particularly in relation to state policies. Currently, she is a co-Principal Investigator on a project titled Geographies of Digital Wasting and is in the process of writing a book that explores local land use politics and digital industrial expansion in Southern California and Northern Virginia. She has provided insights on the environmental impacts of AI data centers and has spoken on platforms like NPR, BBC, and CBC.
Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society • Harvard University
Conducts research on the implications of digital technologies on society.
University of Virginia • Charlottesville, VA
Teaches courses on media studies and leads research initiatives focused on digital technology and democracy.
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).