Meet the Team

Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics

Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
School of Media & Public Affairs
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Executive Director

John Penn

A nonprofit media leader with more than two decades of global experience, John Penn has designed and led initiatives to strengthen independent media, expand access to trusted information, and counter disinformation in transitional democracies and fragile states.

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Directors

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Ethan Porter

School of Media and Public Affairs

Director

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Catie Snow Bailard

School of Media and Public Affairs

Director


Principal Researchers 

Lorien Abroms
Lorien Abroms

Milken Institute School of Public Health

Professor Department of Prevention and Community Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Associate Dean for Ph.D. & MS Studies at the Milken Institute School of Public Health

David A. Broniatowski
David A. Broniatowski

School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Matthew Hindman
Matthew Hindman

School of Media and Public Affairs

Professor of Media and Public Affairs

Spencer Overton
Spencer Overton

Goerge Washington University Law School

Patricia Roberts Harris Research Professor of Law


Staff

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Alyse Mier Connelly

School of Media and Public Affairs

Assistant Program Director, Special Projects & Administration

Anna Lenhart
Anna Lenhart

School of Media and Public Affairs

Specialized Faculty