Adriana de Souza e Silva is a Communication Studies Professor and Director of the Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change at the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University. She is also one of the Editors of Mobile Media & Communication journal, and the vice-chair of the International Communication Association (ICA) Mobile Communication Division.
Dr. de Souza e Silva’s research focuses on the creative ways people appropriate mobile technologies, including location-based games and mobile media art. In particular, she investigates how mobile and locative interfaces shape urban mobility and people’s interactions with public spaces, primarily in the developing world.
She is the author or co-author of 7 books, and almost 50 articles in peer-reviewed publications. Dr. de Souza e Silva has recently received the Distinguished University Graduate Professor award from the NC State University’ Alumni Association. She has also twice won the NC State University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Researcher Award. Over the course of her career, de Souza e Silva has held visiting appointments or positions at the Pontifical Catholic University (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and the IT University of Copenhagen (Denmark). She teaches classes on mobile communication, internet studies, and histories of technology.
Departments
Communication Studies, Center for Communication, Media Innovation & Social Change
Education
- PhD in Communication and Culture, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
- M.A. in Communication and Image Technology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Awards
- NC State University Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Professor (2024)
- ICA Mobile Communication Division Top Paper (2024)
- NC State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Researcher (2020)
- NC State University Faculty Scholar (2015)
- NC State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Researcher (2013)