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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 Fellows
Seyi Akiwowo
Knight Fellow, Founder and Executive Director of Glitch
Craig Silverman
Inaugural Knight Fellow, Buzzfeed Media Editor
Researchers
Neil Johnson
Professor of Physics Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Ethan Porter
Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Catie Snow Bailard
Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Matthew Hindman
Associate Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Lorien Abroms
Professor Department of Prevention and Community Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health
Aylin Caliskan
Assistant Professor School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Howie Huang
Professor School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Kim Gross
Vice Dean, Programs & Operations Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
Babak Bahador
Associate Research Professor of Media and Public Affairs
Trevor Davis
Research Professor of the School of Media and Public Affairs
Robert Pless
Professor School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Dawn Nunziato
William Wallace Kirkpatrick Research Professor
Robert Brauneis
Michael J. McKeon Professor of Intellectual Property Law
Henry Hale
Co-Director of the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia
Post-Docs
Nicolás Velasquez Hernandez
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Yunkang Yang
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Matthew Graham
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Wei Zhong
Post-Doctoral Research Scientist
Staff
Margo M. Cunniffe
Research Program Manager
Erin Sedita
Program Assistant
Alyse Mier
Communications Director
Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics
School of Media and Public Affairs
The George Washington University
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