Staff
Briar Smith
Associate Director
briar.smith@asc.upenn.edu
Briar Smith is the Center’s associate director where she manages the Center’s grants, research endeavors, conferences, and the COMPASS program. She was formerly the Associate Director at the Center for Global Communication Studies at Annenberg where she oversaw the Center’s global grants, managed other research initiatives, and coauthored many CGCS/partner publications. While a graduate student at Annenberg, her research was focused on international cultural communications with particular focus on China and the Middle East. Briar has a Master’s degree in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania and B.A.s in Chinese Language and Literature and Psychology from Swarthmore College.
Zach Matthew
Administrative Coordinator
zachary.matthew@asc.upenn.edu
Zach Matthew is the center’s Coordinator, helping to organize events, communications, and providing administrative support to MIC staff and affiliates. He graduated from Temple University’s Klein College of Media and Communication with a B.A. in Media Studies and Production. While in school, Zach interned at Glass Entertainment Group and worked on a short documentary called Urban Canvas about the significance of street art in Philadelphia.