Weiai (Wayne) Xu
Assistant Professor of Communication and Affiliated Faculty at Computational Social Science Institute · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Wayne Xu studies what he calls the "three Ds" on internet platforms: discord, distrust, and dishonesty.
Disinformation on social media plaforms China’s Digital Public Diplomacy Operations during the COVID-19 Crisis. Disinformation Dishonesty on internet platforms Computational communication
Professor Stephan Lewandowsky
Professor in Cognitive Science · University of Bristol
Leading voice on misinformation, fake news and propaganda
Online Information Climate Change Belief Misinformation Propaganda Fake News
Abbey Stemler
Assistant Professor of Business Law and Ethics · Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Professor Stemler is a leading scholar on the sharing economy and the regulation of platform-based technologies.
Sharing Economy Internet Regulation Technology Law
Mia Moody-Ramirez, Ph.D.
Professor · Baylor University
Dr. Moody-Ramirez is a nationally known expert on mass media representations of minorities, women and other underrepresented groups
Race, Class, and Culture Pop Culture New Media Writing for Media Markets Historical Stereotypes in Social Media
Mark Lukasiewicz
Dean, The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication · Hofstra University
Veteran journalist and media executive; now shaping the vision of one of the country's top communication schools.
news platforms news industry Digital Media Broadcast News Media Ethics
Lisa Fazio
Associate Professor of Psychology and Human Development · Vanderbilt University
Expert on how people process true and false information, and how to mitigate the effects of reading and sharing false information.
How to prevent sharing false information online Lies Fake News Developmental Science Cognition
Leesa Renee Hall
Anti-Bias Facilitator · UnpackBiasesNow.com
Helping leaders unpack implicit and unconscious bias so they stop the spread of self-misinformation and start creating inclusive teams.
Productivity Ancestry Systemic Discrimination Misinformation Unconscious Bias
Peter Evans
Co-Founder & CEO · ExpertFile
Recognized speaker on expertise marketing, technology and innovation
Expertise Marketing Innovation Business Model Innovation Marketing Thought Leadership
Jennifer Watling Neal
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
Jennifer Watling Neal researches how social networks can be leveraged to improve K-12 educational contexts
Social Development Dissemination and Implementation Psychology K-12 Education Social Networks
Prof. Quassim Cassam
Professor, Philosophy · University of Warwick
Quassim Cassam researches intellectual vices, post-truth, extremism, the philosophy of terrorism, and the philosophy of general practice.
Philosophy of the Mind Self-Knowledge Philosophy of Terrorism Post-Truth Philosophy
Ethan Zuckerman
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, and Director of the UMass Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Founder of the Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure, Ethan Zuckerman focuses on building alternatives to the commercial internet.
Social Media Governance Technology and Social Change Digital Public Infrastructure Online Community Governance Social Media
Samantha Bradshaw
Doctor of Philosophy Candidate · Oxford Internet Institute
Samantha Bradshaw is a D. Phil. candidate at the Oxford Internet Institute, working on the Computational Propaganda project.
Government Internet Governance Cyber Security Social Media and Democracy Computational Propaganda