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Leadership
Rebekah Tromble
Director, Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics
Dr. Rebekah Tromble is an Associate Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs. Her research focuses on political communication, digital research methodology, and research ethics, with particular interests in political discourse on social media, as well as the spread and impact of online misinformation.
David A. Broniatowski
Associate Director, Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics
Dr. Broniatowski is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and formerly lead IDDP's Meaningful Open Source Indicators (MOSI). He conducts research in decision making under uncertainty, collective decision making, the design and regulation of complex information flow systems, and how behavior spreads online.
Principal Investigator
Frank Sesno
Professor of Media and Public Affairs and International Affairs and Co-Principal Investigator
Past Leadership
Steven Livingston
Founding Director, Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics (IDDP)
Dr. Steven Livingston is a Professor of Media and Public Affairs and International Affairs. He studies the role of technology in politics and policy processes, including human rights monitoring, disinformation campaigns, governance, and the provisioning of public goods.
Knight Fellow
Nabiha Syed
Knight Fellow 2021-2022, President of The Markup
Former Knight Fellows
Seyi Akiwowo
Knight Fellow 2020-2021, Founder and Executive Director of Glitch
Craig Silverman
Inaugural Knight Fellow, Buzzfeed Media Editor
Faculty Researchers
Lorien Abroms
Professor Department of Prevention and Community Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health
Ethan Porter
Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Catie Snow Bailard
Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Andrew Thompson
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Matthew Hindman
Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Susan Aaronson
Founder and Director of the Digital Trade and Data Governance Hub
Imani Cheers
Interim Senior Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education Office of the Provost
Howie Huang
Professor School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Dawn Nunziato
William Wallace Kirkpatrick Research Professor
Babak Bahador
Associate Research Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Kim Gross
Vice Dean, Programs & Operations Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Richard Grinker
Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Robert Pless
Professor School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Henry Hale
Co-Director of the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia
Robert Brauneis
Michael J. McKeon Professor of Intellectual Property Law
David Karpf
Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Tony Yang
Executive director of the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement
Carla Berg
Professor in the Department of Prevention and Community Health
Post-Docs
Wei Zhong
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Bailey Scott
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Research Fellows
Enrique Armijo
Professor of Law at Elon University
Jennifer Forestal
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola University Chicago
Madeline Jalbert
Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Washington
Jeffrey Lees
Visiting Assistant Professor at Clemson University
Staff
Margo M. Cunniffe
Research Program Manager
Alyse Mier
Communications Director
Tom DiFonzo
Journalist-in-Residence
Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics
School of Media and Public Affairs
The George Washington University
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