Book IWD Speaker: Erin Prather Stafford

Science communicator and doctoral student examining who shapes the narratives around us, and how AI is changing the answer

Erin Prather Stafford is a Media Relations Manager for science and technology at SMU, where she works with faculty across the university to get their research in front of public audiences through news releases, media pitches, video, newsletters, and other campus communications.

On the academic side, Erin is a doctoral student in SMU's Doctor of Liberal Studies program. Her research focuses on what happens to us when building an online self becomes part of daily life, and what changes when AI can pull together everything about our digital persona in seconds.

Earlier in her career, Erin founded Girls That Create, an online publication and podcast about women and girls in the creative arts, and was executive producer of a PBS documentary on women superheroines. She keeps coming back to the same questions: who shapes the narratives around us, and what impact do they have?

Erin holds an MA in gender and international development from the University of Warwick and a BA in communication from St. Edward's University.

Topics she can discuss:
Who Shapes the Narratives Around Us, and Why It Matters
Building an Online Self in the Age of AI
Communicating Research to Public Audiences
Women and Girls in the Creative Arts

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