Professional Bio
Dr. Christopher Ali is the Pioneers Chair in Telecommunications and Professor in the Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State University. He holds a Ph.D. in communication studies from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania (2013). His research focuses on the critical analysis of telecommunications policy with an emphasis on broadband and digital equity. He is the author of the forthcoming book Where the wires end: Stories from the digital divide with the University of Chicago Press, and the 2021 book Farm Fresh Broadband: The Politics of Rural Connectivity. He has testified about broadband policy before the US Senate Commerce Committee, and his writing has been published in outlets such as the New York Times, Tech Policy Press, Realtor Magazine, The Hill and Washington Monthly.
Organization Name
Penn State
Penn State
