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Professional (and Extra) Activities

2022

  • November 4-22: Submitted my first (actually three) proposal(s) for external funding as the PI on the projects
  • October 24-26: Attended ALISE (first time attendee!)
  • October 10: Got married in Nigeria!
  • September 17: Received the 2022 Charles Benton Early Career Scholar Award from the Benton Institute for Broadband and Society at the TPRC50!
  • September 16: Presented my first single-authored paper “Broadband Vouchers: Evaluating the Alabama Broadband Connectivity Program” at the 50th TPRC Conference (Washington DC)
  • August 8: Moved to Pittsburgh!
  • May 20: Presented findings from MEDIA project to external project partners (advisory board of experts; the California Emerging Technology Fund; the Pew Charitable Trusts)
  • March 2: Presented poster “Measuring the effectiveness of digital inclusion approaches” at the iConference (virtual)
  • March 1: Attended the iConference Early Career Colloquium
  • January 18: Received the 2022 Young Scholar Award at the Pacific Telecommunications Council!
  • January 18: Presented paper “The Effect of Pricing Policies on Internet Consumption” at the Pacific Telecommunications Council
  • January 15: Flew to Hawaii!

2021

  • September 24: Presented paper “Acceptance and Effective Use of Virtual Assistants” at the 49th TPRC Conference (Virtual)
  • August: Moved to LA!
  • August 1: Started postdoc at the University of Southern California. Excited to research digital equity issues in the US
  • July 15: Successfully completed the Quality Matters Peer Reviewer Course!!! I totally recommend (regardless of whether you teach online or not – it has great insight on giving feedback)
  • June 14: Peer reviewed paper acceptance! Our paper “The impact of OTT on preferences for mobile services: A conjoint analysis of users in Nigeria” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Information Policy.
  • March 24: Gave talk “Zero-Rating, Over-the-Top (OTT) Services and the Digital Divides in Developing Countries” at Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
  • March 3: Yes! My first (and first authored) peer reviewed acceptance! “When being connected is not enough: An analysis of the second and third levels of the digital divide in a developing county”. Really grateful to my co-authors (Doug Sicker, Tim Brown and Jon Gant) for amazing mentorship and collaboration.