Kirtz is an assistant professor of media studies and algorithmic culture and founding co-director of the TechnoMaterials Lab.

Reynolds is a director at the ASU California Center, where she is also an associate professor in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Oloruntobi's research focuses on the narrative and perceptual shifts informed by the mainstreaming of African media products, specifically Afrobeats, and their implications for global Black relationalities.