Jimmeka Anderson received her Ph.D. from the Curriculum and Instruction-Urban Education program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and her Master’s degree in Educational Media with a focus on New Media Literacies at Appalachian State University. Her research interest includes critical digital media literacies among Black girls, and she has immersed her professional development efforts in focusing on digital learning inequity in urban schools.
While serving as the Founder and Executive Director of I AM not the MEdia, Inc. for over ten years, she developed curriculum and award-winning community programs that empower youth through media literacy and media creation. Dr. Anderson is the creator of the Black Girls Film Camp and also serves as an advisor for the American Library Association (ALA) Media Literacy in Libraries for Adult Audiences initiative. From 2020 to 2023, Dr. Anderson was the Project Manager for the National Association of Media Literacy Education's Cyber Citizenship Initiative.
Additionally, Dr. Anderson has been a consultant for media literacy education with national organizations such as the Women’s Sports Foundation and 9 Story Media Group. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D. degree, she worked for the public library in Charlotte, NC for ten years as an Outreach Coordinator and as a media literacy course Instructor with the Carolina School of Broadcasting. Dr. Anderson's book, Power Lines: Connecting with teens in urban communities through media literacy, was published in August 2022 by ALA New Editions with co-author Kelly Czarnecki.