ABOUT

Breigha Adeyemo, Ph.D., is a researcher and scholar working at the intersection of technology, policy, and equity. Her work examines how digital platforms, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies shape inequality—and how they can be redesigned to better serve marginalized communities.

Her research focuses on platform governance, algorithmic bias, and digital racial capitalism, with particular attention to how race, gender, and power are embedded in the design and operation of digital systems. Grounded in critical platform studies, Black feminist thought, and design justice, her work explores both how inequalities are reproduced through technology and how they are actively challenged.

A central thread of her research is understanding how marginalized communities—especially women of color—navigate, resist, and reimagine digital environments. Through qualitative and ethnographic methods, she studies how people experience and transform platforms ranging from social media to immersive virtual reality spaces. Her work highlights the gap between how technologies are designed and how they are actually lived.

Beyond analysis, her work is oriented toward impact. She translates research into insights that help organizations, policymakers, and researchers better understand and address inequities in technology. Her work contributes to conversations around platform accountability, inclusive design, and more equitable approaches to building and governing digital systems.

In addition to her academic research, her public scholarship has been featured in national media outlets including NPR, PBS, and The Conversation, bringing critical perspectives on technology and equity to broader audiences.

She is particularly interested in collaborating with policy organizations, nonprofits, and interdisciplinary research teams working to advance digital equity and justice.