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Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell

Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell

Policy Researcher

Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation, Georgetown University

Twitter: @eliz_bynum

Elizabeth Bynum Sorrell (she/her) is a researcher and facilitator, and is currently a Researcher with the Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation at Georgetown University. Elizabeth learned to use a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods through her doctoral research on noise pollution in Mexico City, which focused on urban governance and the relationships between residents and city institutions. At the Beeck Center, Elizabeth is continuing to study how end users access government services, and her research at Beeck has focused on digital identity in public benefits in the United States. Elizabeth holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in Music and Linguistics and a PhD in Anthropology and Music from the University of Pennsylvania. She is based in Madison, WI.

Recent Events and Presentations

April 20, 2023

How Digital IDs Can Transform Government Services

Watch now for a discussion on national digital IDs, which focuses on the potential benefits and concerns surrounding this technology as well as the legal and technical barriers for use.

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