Andrew Restieri

he/him

Graduate Student, Department of Communication

About

Andrew Restieri is a PhD candidate in the Department of Communication at Cornell University. His research centers on the use of digital technology to facilitate online communities. He is particularly interested in how these communities interact with infrastructures of governance.

Prior to Cornell, he worked as a policy communications and public affairs professional across a variety of in-house and agency roles. He is also a Tony Award-nominated theatrical producer.

Education

M.S., Cornell University
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
B.A., Northwestern University

Interests

Online communities, digital culture, sexuality and intimacy, consent and privacy, platform governance

Courses Taught

COMM/INFO 2450 Communication and Technology (Summer 2025)

Contact Information

ar2349 [at] cornell.edu

- Personal website

Andrew in the news

Comm Grad students gather for a photo in the a park

News

September 12, 2025

COMM Updates - 9/12/2025

September 12, 2025 Welcome back to COMM Updates, the newsletter of the Department of Communication. New Faculty We are pleased to welcome Dr. Iveta Imre to our department as Senior Lecturer. Iveta is a former broadcast reporter who worked for...

Students in bright blue shirts pose in comm department hallway

News

April 23, 2025

COMM Updates - 4/23/2025

Awards Congratulations to Department of Communication undergraduate student award winners. Together, they received more than $17,000 in awards! Edward L. Bernays Primus Inter Pares Award: Tess Lehrman Kenneth J. Bissett Communication Award...