Faculty

Laura Forlano

Assistant Professor

M.A.I.A and Ph.D. Candidate, Columbia University 

Laura Forlano teaches Access to Knowledge, Mass Media and Global Affairs, and Surveillance and Control Society at the New School. Forlano is a Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School and a Ph.D. Candidate in Communications at Columbia University. Her research interests include organizations, technology (in particular, mobile and wireless technology) and the role of place in communication, collaboration and innovation. Forlano is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Design and Management department at Parsons and the Graduate Program in International Affairs at The New School. She serves as a board member of NYCwireless and the New York City Computer Human Interaction Association. Forlano received a Master's in International Affairs from Columbia University, a diploma in International Relations from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor's in Asian Studies from Skidmore College.