Fellows from our inaugural cohort conducted research and developed best practice guidance for our field. They profiled community champions who successfully addressed broadband needs and highlighted the broadband adoption journeys of low-income women of color. We also supported projects that focused on online safety, privacy, and well-being within the context of digital equity efforts; studied the relationship between subsidized broadband programs (that assist low-income families in affording broadband connections) and health; evaluated the work of digital navigators within healthcare settings; and created tech support resources for a network reaching affordable housing developments in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
- Greta Byrum, Principal, Broadband and Digital Equity, HR&A Advisors, Building Safety into Digital Inclusion Efforts: Risks and Opportunities in the IIJA’s Digital Equity Act
- Dr. Pierrette Renee Dagg, Director of Research, Merit Network/University of Michigan, Should It Be Me? Could It Be Me? Understanding What Makes Broadband Champions
- Norma Fernandez, CEO, Everyone On, From Fear to Confidence: The Digital Skills Journey of Underserved Women
- Dr. Erezi Ogbo, Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University, Impact of subsidized broadband on historically marginalized communities
- Dr. Jorge, Rodriguez, Clinician-investigator, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Digital Access Coordinator Program Playbook: Digital Navigation in Health Care
- Dave Seliger, Chief Digital Equity Officer, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), Documenting pilot hybrid fiber-mesh network in affordable housing developments in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan