Naniette H. Coleman is a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of California Berkeley, an Emergent Political Economies Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute, and a multi-year UC-National Laboratory Graduate Fellow (Los Alamos). She was the first and is the only social scientist selected for the latter University of California-wide distinction in the history of the program. Naniette is also an affiliate of the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues at Berkeley and two centers at Harvard University - Berkman Klein Center for the Internet and Society (2019-present) and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (2019-2021).

Naniette’s research sits at the intersection of the sociology of culture and organizations and focuses on cybersecurity, surveillance, and privacy in the US context. Specifically, Naniette’s research examines how organizations assess risk, make decisions, and respond to data breaches and organizational compliance with state, federal, and international privacy laws.

Naniette is the recipient of numerous academic and professional service honors including the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award from the American Association of Colleges & Universities, Chancellor Robert J. and Mrs. Mary Catherine Birgeneau Public Service Award for Service to Underrepresented Students at UC Berkeley, SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, Alumni Public Sociology Award, Presidential Management Fellowship, and President's Life-time Volunteer Service Award. Current academic and professional service commitments include founding and leading the first Summer Institute in Computational Social Science at a Historically Black College or University, SICSS-Howard/Mathematica in 2021 and subsequent iterations of the institute in 2022, and 2023.

Naniette holds a Master of Public Administration with a specialization in Democracy, Politics, and Institutions from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and both an M.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Communication from the University at Buffalo, SUNY. A non-traditional student, Naniette’s prior professional experience includes local, state, and federal service, as well as work for two international organizations, and two universities. (2/25/2022)

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