Jasmine Banks

Jasmine A. Banks is a Ph.D. candidate in Psychology at the University of Michigan, as well as a Center for Racial Justice Graduate Fellow and a Digital Studies Graduate Fellow. Her research examines Black digital culture at the intersection of race, identity, technological systems, and psychological well-being. Drawing on mixed-methods approaches, she analyzes how Black communities craft digital practices, narratives, and aesthetic traditions that foster connection, belonging, and cultural meaning. Her dissertation, Black Digital Lifeworlds, uses mixed methods to analyze how Black digital culture informs identity development, belonging, and psychological well-being. Beyond her dissertation, Jasmine studies digital intimacy, focusing on how identity, dating-app profiles, swiping interfaces, and algorithmic trust shape attraction, relational outcomes, and racialized and gendered representation, particularly for marginalized communities.