Laura Forlano

Current

• Kauffman Fellow in Law at Yale Law School Information Society Project
• Board Member at New York City Computer Human Interaction Association (NYCCHI)
• Adjunct Instructor at Parsons The New School

• Board Member at NYCwireless

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Past

• Research Assistant at OMG Center for Collaborative Learning
• Rapporteur at Ford Foundation
• Project Manager at Social Science Research Council

• Technology Columnist at Gotham Gazette
• Ph.D. Candidate at Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program, Oxford University
• Account Executive at Edelman
• Career Development Assistant at Skidmore College

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Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York
• Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs
• The Johns Hopkins University

• Skidmore College
• Jochi Daigaku

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Recommended

3 people have recommended Laura

Connections

337 connections

Industry

Wireless

Websites

• NYCwireless
• Columbia University
• Center on Organizational Innov

Laura Forlano’s Summary

I have over ten years of professional experience in writing, research and public policy with a specific focus on media, technology and communications. My Ph.D. dissertation is an ethnographic study of mobile work practices focusing on three interrelated phenomenon – the growth of the freelance and entrepreneurial work and the transformation of organizations; the widespread use of mobile and wireless technologies; and, the changing role of ‘third spaces’ such as cafes, parks, airport lounges and other public spaces. I have conducted comparative international research in Japan, Hungary and Germany.

Laura Forlano’s Specialties:

Social, economic and political uses of wireless technology (mobile phones and WiFi); the development of community wireless networking groups worldwide; ethnographic research; policy research; comparative international research;
geographic information systems (GIS); writing and editing; rapporteuring; events planning; public speaking; non-profit management;

Laura Forlano’s Experience

• Kauffman Fellow in Law

  Yale Law School Information Society Project

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2008 — Present (3 months)

• Board Member

  New York City Computer Human Interaction Association (NYCCHI)

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  August 2007 — Present (1 year 3 months)

• Adjunct Instructor

  Parsons The New School

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Facilities Services industry)

  November 2006 — Present (2 years)

  Teaching seminar on Design and Everyday Experience focused on mobile and wireless technologies

• Board Member

  NYCwireless

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Wireless industry)

  January 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

• Research Assistant

  OMG Center for Collaborative Learning

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  October 2006 — February 2007 (5 months)

• Rapporteur

  Ford Foundation

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)

• Project Manager

  Social Science Research Council

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 2002 — April 2005 (3 years 1 month)

• Technology Columnist

  Gotham Gazette

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  October 2000 — April 2005 (4 years 7 months)

• Ph.D. Candidate

  Oxford Internet Institute Summer Doctoral Program, Oxford University

  (Internet industry)

  July 2004 — July 2004 (1 month)

• Account Executive

  Edelman

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1997 — 1998 (1 year)

• Career Development Assistant

  Skidmore College

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1992 — 1995 (3 years)

Laura Forlano’s Education

• Columbia University in the City of New York

  PhD, Communications, 2001 — 2008

• Columbia University - School of International and Public Affairs

  M.I.A., Science and Technology Policy, 2000 — 2001

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Diploma, International Relations, 1999 — 2000

• Skidmore College

  B.A., Asian Studies, Japanese, Studio Art, 1991 — 1995

• Jochi Daigaku

  N/A, Japanese and Asian Studies, 1993 — 1994

  Sophia University

Additional Information

Laura Forlano’s Websites:

• NYCwireless
• Columbia University
• Center on Organizational Innov

Laura Forlano’s Groups:

•    Skidmore College Connections
•    Friends of CITI (Columbia Institute for Tele-Information)

Laura Forlano’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
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