Anna Marie Rezk, PhD Candidate - Design Informatics
Anna Marie Rezk is a PhD candidate funded by SGSAH (AHRC), working in partnership with the BBC R&D. Her research explores user agency in personalised news curation and the dynamic it creates between users, journalists, and recommender systems. Anna holds a BA in Journalism and Public Relations awarded by the University of Applied Sciences FH Joanneum and an MSc in Interactive Digital Media awarded by Trinity College Dublin. During her MSc, she was involved in researching design for user agency in interactive storytelling and published related works. Her professional background includes roles as a journalist, UX/UI designer, and web developer.
Research interests:
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Design for Personalisation
- Human-Centred Design