Nettrice R Gaskins

Nettrice R. Gaskins is a digital artist, academic, cultural critic, and advocate for STEAM education. She holds a BFA in Computer Graphics from Pratt Institute, an MFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and a doctorate in Digital Media from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is assistant director of the STEAM Learning Lab at Lesley University and has taught creative AI, robotics, multimedia, visual art, and computer science.

Gaskins is the author of Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation: Culturally Relevant Making Inside and Outside of the Classroom (The MIT Press, 2021), which examines culturally relevant and inclusive maker education for historically marginalized communities. She was a 2021 Ford Global Fellow and has served in leadership and board roles with organizations including the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture.