Résumé

Dr. Kira Allmann

Education

DPhil (Ph.D.) in Oriental Studies (Islamic World)
University of Oxford, UK
Thesis: Everyday a Revolution: Mobility, Technology, and Resistance After Egypt’s Arab Spring

MPhil (Master’s) in Modern Middle Eastern Studies, Awarded with Distinction
University of Oxford, UK
Thesis: Mind, Body and Phone: Mobility, Mobile Technology and Revolutionary Activism in Egypt

B.A. in Government and Linguistics (Double-Major), Summa Cum Laude
The College of William and Mary, Virginia, USA

Awards

Rhodes Scholar, The Rhodes Trust (2010)
Botetourt Medal, The College of William and Mary (2010)
Phi Beta Kappa, Chappell Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, The College of William and Mary (2009)
Monroe Scholar, The College of William and Mary (2006)

Experience

Director, Partnerships & Communications, Global Research Institute, The College of William & Mary, USA

Current

Senior Digital Strategy Officer, Manchester City Council, Manchester, UK

2022-2023

Public Engagement Researcher, Ada Lovelace Institute, Nuffield Foundation, London, UK

2021-2022

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Media Law & Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford, UK

2018-2021

Communications Lead – Media Relations, Whose Knowledge?, Global (part-time)

2018

Communications Director, Oxford Human Rights Hub, University of Oxford, UK (part-time)

2016-2018

Advisory Boards

U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Virginia Advisory Committee (2023-present)
Nominet Digital Youth Index Advisory Panel (2023)
The British Academy, External Reference Group for Digital Society (2022)
NHS AI Lab Oversight Group (2022)
CODE ENCOUNTERS: Algorithmic Risk Profiling in Housing Project, The Nuffield Foundation (2021-2022)
Minimum Digital Living Standards Project, The Nuffield Foundation (2021-2023)
The Reves Center for International Studies, The College of William & Mary (2016-2022)