Ami Mehta

Ami Mehta (she/her) is a creative technologist, researcher, and artist based in Brooklyn. As a Postdoc Fellow at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, Ami is exploring ethnographic approaches to XR design practices. Her research interests include issues related to safety, privacy, self-identity, and representation in online social spaces, virtual worlds, and video games. Ami is a member of the Extended Realities Track at NEW INC, an art, design, and technology incubator led by the New Museum. In the past, Ami has consulted on strategy, planning, and cultural policy for global non-profit arts and media organizations. She holds an M.P.S. in Interactive Telecommunications from NYU, an M.A. in Art History from The Courtauld, and a B.A. in History from NYU.