Introduction
Nanette S. Levinson is a faculty director of the Internet Governance Lab and a tenured Associate Professor in the School of International Service (SIS), International Communication Program, American University where she served as Associate Dean from 1988-2005 and from 2015 - 2018. She also serves as Academic Director of the SIS/Sciences-Po Exchange Program and as Ph.D. Concentration Chair for Technology, Security, and Social Change. Her research and teaching focus on internet and global governance as well as knowledge transfer and innovation in complex, cross-national, cross-cultural and cross-organizational systems (including online settings). She has studied internet governance and inclusion since the early days of ICANN and has been involved in research collaborations with colleagues in France, Japan, and at American University.
Expert
Nanette S. Levinson is a faculty director of the Internet Governance Lab and a tenured Associate Professor in the School of International Service (SIS), International Communication Program, American University where she served as Associate Dean from 1988-2005 and from 2015 - 2018. She also serves as Academic Director of the SIS/Sciences-Po Exchange Program and as Ph.D. Concentration Chair for Technology, Security, and Social Change. Her research and teaching focus on internet and global governance as well as knowledge transfer and innovation in complex, cross-national, cross-cultural and cross-organizational systems (including online settings). She has studied internet governance since the early days of ICANN and has been involved in research collaborations with colleagues in France, Japan, and at American University. She received her bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from Harvard University.
Fields of expertise: Communication and information/ICTs, Culture, Inclusive social development / inclusive societies / social inclusion, Science policy, technology and innovation policy, Social change / social transformations, Social innovation / public sector innovation / policy innovation