Rashida Kamal

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service

Rashida Kamal

Rashida Kamal is a programmer, researcher, and designer. She is a co-founder of Trash Club, an organization focused on investigating waste and waste infrastructure in New York City and beyond. Her prior work includes roles as a data journalist at The Guardian, a research fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, a data-journalist-in-residence at Enigma Technologies, and a political appointee of the Obama administration. She previously studied computer science and journalism at Columbia University. She holds a B.A. in Language & Mind from NYU and an M.P.S. from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU Tisch.

Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Columbia Journalism Review, Brown Institute Magic Grant Showcase (2018), NYC Media Lab Summit (2019), and the International Journalists Network.