Gnovicon 2026

The Gnovis Journal is excited to invite everyone to our Spring 2026 graduate student conference on communication, culture, and technology taking place Wednesday, March 25 at McShain Large in McCarthy Hall (Hilltop Campus). The conference will feature an interdisciplinary faculty panel, an avatar exhibit, and more! Come connect, learn, and be part of the conversation shaping the future of tech and society.

• Date and Time: Wednesday March 25, 2026, 11 AM – 2 PM
• Venue: McShain Large in McCarthy Hall
• RSVP here: https://forms.gle/jvoqJKDPZ8yXy2Jx6
  

Program

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Opening Remarks

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Panel Discussion with Guest Faculty

Professor Diana Owen | Georgetown University, Communication, Culture & Technology

Professor Mary Madden | Georgetown University, Communication, Culture & Technology

Professor Michael Koliska | Georgetown University, Communication, Culture & Technology

Moderator: Professor Jeanine Turner | Georgetown University, Communication, Culture & Technology

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch & Avatar Display

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Gnovis Vol. 26 Paper Session

• “How GenAI Endangers Indigenous Artworks: A Rights and Justice Lens”
  — Mukta Gawde, Columbia University
• “Unpacking Gender Disparities: The Role of Sense of Mattering for Women in Computer Science”
  — Laila AlMansour, Georgetown University, MA in Communication, Culture & Technology
• “This Child Does Not Exist: A Critique of U.S. Federal Laws Addressing Synthetic Child Sexual Assault Material”
  — Darrel Creary, Georgetown University, MA in Communication, Culture & Technology
• “Personal Perceptual and Social Pathways to Climate Anxiety: The Roles of Climate Change Attribution Perception, Media Exposure, and Climate-Related Discussion”
  — Yuhao Shen, Georgetown University, MA in Communication, Culture & Technology

Moderator: Professor Mary Madden | Georgetown University, Communication, Culture & Technology