Kenneth Olmstead Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

I did some freelance consulting work on a research grant, pro bono. The grant it still being reviewed, but it is technology policy related.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

In this position I researched, analyzed, and wrote about the evolving issues around encryption to ensure that strong encryption is the standard around the world. Using this work I campaigned for the use of strong encryption via speaking opportunities and government outreach. I also coordinated communication between the project and the fundraising.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

The goal of this project was to aggregate data from various sources into the Pulse platform to provide insights on the health of the Internet, including: monitor Internet shutdowns around the world, evaluate the resilience of the Internet within countries and across borders, measure centralization of basic Internet infrastructure, and track the adoption of.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

I designed and executed the Online Trust Alliance’s Online Trust Audit and Honor Roll research study. For this project I determined the variables to be studied in the Audit, scored more than 1,000 privacy policies based on those variables, and reported the findings to inform companies about their security and privacy practices.Using this work I gave talks.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

At the Pew Research Center I studied how technology affects the lives of Americans. I worked on a broad range of issues from privacy, to cybersecurity, to device usage. I also studied how the public understands science issues.To study these issues I used survey research, big data analysis, and qualitative methods.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a research analyst I worked for the Journalism project. During my time there I researched, wrote and edited the Digital chapter of annual State of the News Media report from 2011-2015. This signature report is an annual comprehensive look at the health of the of the U.S. media. I also managed the process for publishing the State of the News Media.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a research assistant for the Journalism Project I researched, wrote and edited the Audio chapter of the annual State of the News Media report from 2007-2011. I also analyzed and help write reports based on content analysis data collected on the news media as part of an ongoing project called the News Coverage Index.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a content analysis coder I read, watched and listened to a variety of media sources for an ongoing project called the “News Coverage Index” that sought to understand what topics the news media chose to cover and how they are covered. This including testing AI tools and LLM's to attempt to automatesome of the coding process.

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

I was research assistant to Professor Roy H. Ginsberg. My duties included research for a book on the European Union and general office duties. My research topics covered most facets of the EU. The two main focuses were on the governance structure of the EU written for an American audience and how the EU handles foreign policy issues.Demystifying the.

Master'S Degree, Communication, Culture, & Technology

Activities and Societies: Thesis Defended 4/25/2013: Rethinking Permissions in Android AppsAt Georgetown University I studied a broad.

B.A., Government, 3.4

Activities and Societies: Thesis defended April- 2006 - The Cross Strait Conflict: A Microcosm of History Pi Sigma Alpha- Government.