https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/The Global Media Lab brings together researchers from around the world to conduct collaborative research about media, journalism, and politics. The lab is based at Lafayette College.enhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#kassim-abdallahhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#kassim-abdallahWorks on media impacts in rural Tanzania.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#rashid-seifhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#rashid-seifWorks on media impacts in higher education.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#abby-cookhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#abby-cookhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#aiden-oconnellhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#aiden-oconnellhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#kwegya-awotwihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#kwegya-awotwihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#bode-brewerhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#bode-brewerhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#stephanie-chapman-olivohttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#stephanie-chapman-olivoWorked on media ownership in Sub-Saharan Africa.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#martin-zuakuluhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#martin-zuakuluMartin Zuakulu was pursuing a master’s degree in public health.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#william-gutierrezhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#william-gutierrezWorked on media ownership and journalist culture.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#nneka-osadolorhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#nneka-osadolorNneka Osadolor completed her PhD at the University of Ibadan. At GML she works on mass media messages and family planning in Nigeria.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#christopher-byrneshttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#christopher-byrnesWorked on media impacts in higher education.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#alphoncina-kagaigaihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#alphoncina-kagaigaiAlphoncina Kagaigai is a health economist and lecturer. At GML she studies the effects of media messages about HIV.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#francis-nyonzohttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#francis-nyonzoFrancis Nyonzo is a Tanzanian economist and author. He was a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow at Michigan State University in 2024–2025.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#alana-kipnishttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#alana-kipnisAlana Kipnis worked on law and justice, including social media activism for Indigenous land rights.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#syriacus-buguzihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#syriacus-buguziA science journalist working to raise the profile of Tanzanian scientific research.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#brenda-nyambohttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#brenda-nyamboBrenda Nyambo holds a master’s in economics and a BA in statistics from the University of Dar es Salaam. At GML she worked on court shopping in Tanzania.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#benjamin-risleyhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#benjamin-risleyAs an EXCEL Scholar, Ben Risley worked on citizen responses to watchdog reporting and blame attribution.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#robert-mwandumbyahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#robert-mwandumbyaReach for Action is a Tanzanian NGO that uses media for community development.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#marco-kitunduhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#marco-kitunduMarco Kitundu is a researcher at the Economic and Social Research Foundation. He works on media capture and the supply of watchdog journalism in Tanzania.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#alexander-brownhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#alexander-brownAlexander Brown worked on climate change news. His honors thesis studied international responses to starvation as a weapon of war.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#noela-ringohttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#noela-ringoNoela Ringo led GML projects at the Economic and Social Research Foundation for two years before starting her PhD. She works on media and public health programs.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#isabella-tanghttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#isabella-tangIsabella Tang worked on using local religious leaders to counter human trafficking in rural Tanzania. Her honors thesis studied stigma against trafficking survivors.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#horace-gninafonhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#horace-gninafonWorks with GML on reducing intimate partner violence in Rwanda.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#eric-mallyahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#eric-mallyahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#deja-jacksonhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#deja-jacksonStudied the effects of media on elections.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#savannah-nivinhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#savannah-nivinSavannah Nivin works on disability rights and on the long-term effects of an HIV radio drama.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#salma-emmanuelhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#salma-emmanuelSalma Emmanuel is a former Robert S. McNamara Fellow at the World Bank. At GML she works on the persuasive power of courts, climate change news, and solar adoption.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#makda-barakihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#makda-barakihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#francis-ngatigwahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#francis-ngatigwaWorks with GML on the rise of religious radio.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#asina-shendulihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#asina-shendulihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#zakayo-zakariahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#zakayo-zakariaZakayo Zakaria is a research fellow at the Economic and Social Research Foundation, a CEGA fellow, and a PhD student in economics at the University of Dar es Salaam. He leads GML work on citizen responses to watchdog reporting and the Afya Yako public health project.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#saira-alihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#saira-alihttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#kate-santamariahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#kate-santamariaKate SantaMaria studies media messages and intimate partner violence, court shopping, and how judicial and religious messages shape attitudes in Tanzania.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#isakwisa-mbyalehttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#isakwisa-mbyaleA longtime journalist and editor who studies media and social change.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#dylan-w-groveshttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#dylan-w-grovesDylan W. Groves works on journalism, government accountability, and public health, primarily through field experiments in Tanzania.https://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#constantine-mandahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#constantine-mandahttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#athena-wagnerhttps://lafayetteglobalmedialab.com/people/#athena-wagnerAthena Wagner managed the Global Media Lab and led research on solar power adoption and coastal cleanup in Tanzania.