Degrees prior to starting this degree program:

BA (Russian Language and Literature), Reed College, 2016

MPhil (Social Anthropology), University of Cambridge, 2020

Areas of Interest:

Migration, Settler Colonialism & Imperialism, Indigeneity, Digital Transformation, Americas

Field Research Plans/History:

Orla's research focuses on the role and risks of digital technology in Latin American migration. She focuses on the ways that people on the move use digital technologies to navigate diverse terrain, the oral and visual cultures that emerge in transit, and on the value chains of regional digital development.