Katerina Girginova, Ph.D.

Katerina co-founded and co-directs the Annenberg Extended Reality (AER) Lab, which is a space for critical and creative work on XR technologies in society. 

Katerina’s research focuses on global media, audiences and technologies. Her work has been published in journals like the International Journal of Communication, Social Media+Society, Digital Creativity, and Communication & Sport. She is Editor of the Social Grammars of Virtuality, a digital publication that provides a high-level analysis of trends in extended reality (XR) research. Katerina is the recipient of a number of awards and grants from organizations including the International Olympic Committee, Swedish Government, Capital Speaker’s Club of Washington D.C, and the University of Pennsylvania.