Dorothy R. Santos

Faculty Advisor, Archives, Media & Accessibility

Dorothy R. Santos is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in Art, Justice, and Digital Media at UC Santa Cruz. A Filipino American writer, artist, and media scholar, her work moves across archives, audio culture, contemporary art, film, visual culture, and community-based research. She earned her PhD in Film and Digital Media at UCSC with a designated emphasis in Computational Media and also completed a certificate through the Science & Justice Research Center. Her research and creative practice examine how media technologies, archives, sound, and cultural memory shape questions of representation, access, and social justice. At UCSC, she is also affiliated with the Institute of the Arts and Sciences, Science & Justice Research Center, Film and Digital Media Department, and Teaching & Learning Center.

For UC CAAN, Santos contributes expertise in digital media, audio culture, accessibility, and community-based research, helping expand the network’s approaches to how climate-related knowledge and cultural histories are documented, interpreted, and made accessible to broader publics.