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Laura Fong

Digital communication professor

Education

  • Ph.D. coursework, Liberty University
  • M.A., journalism mass communication, Kent State University
  • B.S., visual journalism, Kent State University

Credentials

  • Professor of digital communication, 2022–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • Instructor, 2022, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Definite term lecturer in digital design, 2018–22, University of Waterloo, Stratford, ON, Canada
  • Journalist in residence and visiting assistant professor, 2015–17, Mercer University, Macon, GA
  • Adjunct instructor, 2013–18, Kent State University, Kent, OH

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Cleveland Press Club Award, 1st Place For Best Series Statewide for "Journey To Vietnam," 2011

Organizations

National Press Photographer's Association, 2007–present

Publications and presentations

Publications

  • "#BlackLivesMatter: Intersectionality, Violence, and Socially Transformative Art," The Seneca Falls Dialogues Journal, 2019
  • "There is Something In The Air (Mirabilis)," Lost In Oscar Hotel, 2014

Presentations

  • Juried Workshop-First Author, "lmi Pono: Creating an Ethical Framework for User Experience Design," CHI - Honolulu, HI, 2020
  • Fluxible: Canada's UX Festival Workshops Presenter, "lndustry Accountability: Toward a Framework for Ethics in UX," Cambridge Analytica: Privacy and Ethics in Tech, 2019
  • Seneca Falls Biennial Dialogues Workshops Presenter, "#Blacklivesmatter: The intersectionality of feminism and race," 2018
  • Kent State University: Women In Leadership Conference, Workshop Presenter
    • "The Spirit of Standing Rock Sioux Nation and Dakota Access Pipeline," 2017
    • "Endangered Stories: Documenting our Native Elders," 2016
    • "Indigenous Peoples Student Project: Documenting Storytelling through Photographs and Video," 2015