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Hi, I'm Grant.
I conduct research, write grants, and talk about media.
I am a PhD student of Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University where I study media technology in everyday life. As a freelance technical & grants writer I write for projects in sustainable transportation and community health. To my research projects I bring 6 years of experience in applied qualitative and mixed methods research.
For more on my work as a research professional, check out my CV.
Curious about media theory? Check out my podcast: Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much
ABOUT ME
I'm a research professional, grant writer, and media theorist interested in digital media technology in everyday life. I'm particularly interested in the implications of these technologies on community and individual well-being and civic engagement.
Prior to my current work, I was an actor. I even hold a bachelor of fine arts in acting. During my undergraduate studies I picked up a sociology minor and learned that what I loved about theater wasn't the act of performing but theater as text and method--a medium to explore and .
In pursuit of further ways to interpret social action , I continued my studies at Georgetown University for my MA in Communication, Culture, and Technology (CCT). Through my coursework and research appointments, I developed extensive experience with social scientific research methods that I used to write two peer-reviewed publications where I employed modified ethnographic methods to answer questions at the intersection of digital media, temporality, and the COVID-19 pandemic. I also taught courses on interdisciplinary research methods and critical media theory, and presented at six conferences including national meetings of the Midwestern Political Science Association and the American Sociological Association.
I now use my theatre training to creatively communicate to stakeholders in a variety of contexts whether it is my current work grant writing for community health and climate tech projects, my self-produced podcast, Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much or, my exhibition of documentary photos from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thanks for stopping by my website. Be sure to hit my line on the contact page if you want to talk research, media theory, or grant writing.
Grant Lattanzi
December 2023