Samira Rajabi, PhD, is an experienced qualitative researcher and technology enthusiast. With a keen understanding of digital media's role in growth, communication, and community building, Samira has managed several ethnographic and in-depth interview-based research teams. She obtained her doctorate in Media and Research Practice from the University of Colorado Boulder and an MA in Mass Communication and International/Intercultural Communication from the University of Denver. Additionally, she has a BS in Entrepreneurship, Operations Management, and French from the University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business.

Currently working as the Director of Technology Influenced Pedagogy for the College of Media, Communication, and Information at the University of Colorado Boulder, Samira is a well-known educator and former senior fellow at the university's Center for Media, Religion and Culture. She also writes for Cure Magazine and has held instructional positions within the university's Program for Writing and Rhetoric. Samira has also been a yoga sculpt instructor at the Dennis Small Cultural Center and CorePower Yoga.

With her background, Samira is well equipped to offer insights and strategies for those looking to leverage digital media and technology for growth, community building, and communication. As a former postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, Samira is comfortable in both academic and non-academic settings.