Kellen Sharp

Kellen Sharp (he/him) is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned his M.A. in Media Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and his B.A. in Communication: Radio, Television, Film from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Sharp’s research examines toxic technocultures, disinformation, and digital platforms, with a focus on how race, gender, and health are shaped by algorithmic systems and online communities. His work has been published in journals such as International Journal of Cultural Studies, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, PeerJ Computer Science, and Information, Communication & Society. More broadly, his scholarship investigates how platform infrastructures and algorithmic systems structure discourse while tracing the ways marginalized groups engage with and resist these dynamics.