Jessica Piotrowski is a Professor in the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), where she holds the Chair of Communication in the Digital Society. She serves as the Director of the Center for research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media (CcaM) and the Graduate School of Communication. Additionally, she is the co-Director of the Faculty Teaching & Learning Center, the faculty lead for the national Human Factor in New Technologies sector program, and the co-principal investigator of the Youth Digitality Research Priority Area at the University of Amsterdam.

Jessica is committed to the power of translation, which includes frequent engagement with stakeholders such as the European Commission, Google, Meta, YouTube, European inSafe, and NASA. She also serves on numerous (inter)national boards, including the ODISSEI Management Board, the Wetenschappelijke Raad van het Netwerk Mediawijsheid, and the YouTube Youth and Families Advisory Committee. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys running (often for charity), has a weakness for dark chocolate and espresso, and is always in search of sunshine despite living in Amsterdam.