Paola+Prado

=Paola Prado= **Home page**: http://flavors.me/pradomedia
 * Your Country: United States of America**
 * Affiliation: Roger Williams University**
 * Contact:** pprado_AT_rwu_dot_edu

I'm Assistant Professor, Journalism and Digital Media, at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, Rhode Island. My research focuses on the adoption of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Along with Prof. Leonardo Ferreira of the University of Miami, we founded //Community Communicators,// a journalism and multimedia workshop program which trains community reporters in under-privileged rural areas of the region. My writing examines the role of community informatics for social change, media diversity, and the impact of the Internet on gender roles in Latin America.

Prior to joining academia, I participated in the creation of Web portals aimed at Latin American and U.S. Latino audiences at RealNetworks, ElSitio.com, and the Weather Channel Latin America. My professional career started in television broadcast news at Reuters Television and CBS TeleNoticias. I hold a Ph.D. in Communication from the University of Miami, a M.A. in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University, and a B.A. in Cinema from Denison University.