Declan Saviano

Declan Saviano

Undergraduate Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis

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  • About me

    Consultant at Premier Advisory Group | Digital Anthropologist

  • Education

    • Washington University in St. Louis

      2017 - 2021
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Philosophy, Neuroscience, and Psychology (PNP)

      Activities and Societies: Cum LaudeMinors in: Computer Science; Text and Tradition (Interdisciplinary Humanities Studies)Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Alpha Xi Chapter President

    • Phillips Exeter Academy

      2013 - 2017
      Classics Diploma, High Honors
    • UCL

      2021 - 2022
      Master of Science - MS Digital Anthropology

      Grade: Distinction, Dean's List 2022-23Thesis Title: The Ukraine War on TikTok - An Ethnography of Information Consumption and State Opposition Among Russian ExpatriatesThe MSc in Digital Anthropology is the first and most well-established degree of its kind worldwide and teaches the skills to research and analyse the social and cultural dimensions of digital technologies and practices. This includes social media, data and algorithms, digital infrastructures, 3D printing and museum… Show more Grade: Distinction, Dean's List 2022-23Thesis Title: The Ukraine War on TikTok - An Ethnography of Information Consumption and State Opposition Among Russian ExpatriatesThe MSc in Digital Anthropology is the first and most well-established degree of its kind worldwide and teaches the skills to research and analyse the social and cultural dimensions of digital technologies and practices. This includes social media, data and algorithms, digital infrastructures, 3D printing and museum collections, and online politics. Show less

  • Experience

    • Washington University in St. Louis

      May 2019 - Sept 2021
      Undergraduate Researcher at Washington University in St. Louis

      Funded with two Summer Undergraduate Research Award grants totalling $6500. Wrote a book chapter (publication forthcoming, Oxford University Press) that grew out of independent honors thesis research on toxic behavior in online video games. Thesis lays out a framework to analyze whether digital media will engender toxic behavior and dialogue. Chapter focuses on theories of intersubjective communication and the dialogic affordances of digital media.

    • Premier Advisory Group

      Apr 2023 - now

      Project Management, Management Consulting, Research, Bid Writing

      • Consultant

        Aug 2023 - now
      • Junior Consultant

        Apr 2023 - Jul 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications