Dr. Allison Clark is a forward-thinking leader with over 15 years of digital access advocacy and analysis experience. Whether examining the combination of information communications and technology with popular culture as a strategy to teach digital literacy to vulnerable populations or leading field operations in galvanizing voters in those same communities, she is a true social scientist and civic engagement professional.  

As an African American cisgender female, she began to realize the traditional systems and methodologies used to microtarget members of the African American and Black communities failed to provide the context needed for a deeper understanding of the members of these communities. Towards this end, she founded Black & Blu Research, LLC, a boutique research agency specializing in the intersectionality of data, race, gender and politics. Black & Blu Research, LLC  services include niche data collection, analysis, marketing and communications.

Prior to establishing Black & Blu Research, LLC, Dr. Clark was the Deputy Director of State Voices’ Florida 501c3 Table, where she successfully oversaw the voters registration of over 300,000 people of color. In 2016, she led Faith In Florida Action’s education and field organizing efforts for the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s race. This educational campaign led to the defeat of the 16-year incumbent. As a Research Scientist at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, she conducted digital divide research in the Greater Chicago area. She is a Florida native and a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s degree in Advertising and a Doctor of Philosophy in Media from Michigan State University.