Maria P. Angel

María’s research spans privacy law, law & technology, and Science and Technology Studies (STS). In her research, she uses STS’s theoretical and conceptual toolkit to study legal discussions about privacy regulation and algorithmic governance. Her aim is to influence scholarship and public policy discussions on these matters, by surfacing the transformation of key working concepts used by legal actors, the normative commitments that underpin certain proposed regulatory reforms, and the diverse ways in which different stakeholders understand the role of technology in these conversations.

Before coming to Yale, María completed a PhD in Law and a graduate certificate in Science & Technology Studies at the University of Washington. In addition, she holds a dual B.A. in law and political science from Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia), and a master’s degree in administrative law from Universidad del Rosario (Colombia). In Colombia, she worked for four years as a researcher for the research and advocacy organization Dejusticia, in the Privacy & Access to Information area. Nowadays, she continues to be a member of Dejusticia as an associate researcher. María is a 2019 Fulbright grantee, a 2021 IAPP Westin Scholar Award recipient, and a 2023-2024 Public Voices Fellow on Technology in the Public Interest. Women in AI Ethics also selected her as one of eight Rising Stars in AI Ethics-2024.