Coleman Tharpe is an undergraduate student working with the Webber Energy Group as coordinator of digital communications and public relations. He also served as marketing and communications manager for Energy 101, Dr. Webber’s first Massive Open Online Course and the world's first course app. In addition to his B.A. in Anthropology, and B.S. in Radio-Television-Film, he is pursuing undergraduate minors in Information Studies, with expected graduation in May 2015.
With one foot in information and another in cultural theory, Coleman’s interests lie in the significance of cultural practice and agency to the automated analytics of big data. His research includes globalization and New Media and their implications in the changing world of higher education. In the past, he has worked in media archiving with Austin Film Festival and the Harry Ransom Center for Humanities Research, broadcast journalism with Texas Student Television, and small business incubation with his own firm, Comprehensive Multimedia Consulting.
B.A. Candidate, Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts, Liberal Arts Honors Program
The University of Texas at Austin
B.S. Candidate, Radio-Television-Film
Moody College of Communication, Departmental Honors
The University of Texas at Austin