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Adriana De Souza E Silva, a communication studies professor and and Director of the Center for Transformative Media at the College of Arts, shows her gaming collection during the Media in Motion event at Snell Library on March 28, 2025. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
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CTM Scholar Spotlight: Christopher Le Dantec

Le Dantec shares why he came to Boston, what "care" looks like as a design principle, and how AI's rapid adoption in cities might avoid repeating the mistakes of the smart cities era.

April 28, 2026

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CTM Scholar Spotlight: Caleb Okereke

In this month's conversation, Ph.D. student Caleb Okereke discussed his transition from journalism to research, the incentives shaping media coverage and why he believes alternative platform futures are possible.

March 31, 2026

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CTM Scholar Spotlight: Ragan Glover

Ragan Glover is a mobile and immersive media scholar whose work examines how material conditions shape access to, communication with and experiences of digital media.

January 30, 2026

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CAMD's AI Webinar Series starts this spring

Organized by the Center for Transformative Media, the AI Webinar Series will examine artificial intelligence as a cultural medium rather than merely a technical tool.

December 1, 2025

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CTM Director Appointed ICA Mobile Communication Division Chair

Congratulations to Adriana de Souza e Silva on being appointed Chair of The International Communication Association's Mobile Communication Division! Her tenure as Chair of the Division will run from 2025-2027.

September 26, 2025

Adriana De Souza E Silva, a communication studies professor and and Director of the Center for Transformative Media at the College of Arts, poses for a portrait on March 28, 2025.
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CTM Director Selected as AI Faculty Fellow

We’re excited to share that CTM’s Director, Dr. Adriana de Souza e Silva, was selected as one of Northeastern’s AI Faculty Fellows for the 2025-2026 academic year.

September 1, 2025

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CTM Scholar Spotlight: Yifan Xu

For this edition of the Scholar Spotlight series, CTM Communications Specialist Claire Ogden interviewed Xu about her dissertation research, her path from veterinary science to communication research, and more.

August 21, 2025

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CTM Scholar Spotlight: Emma Stanley

Emma Stanley is a fifth-year Ph.D. student studying Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media at North Carolina State University. Center director Adriana de Souza e Silva is her dissertation advisor.

February 28, 2025