I am a Professor and the Associate Dean for Research in the Information School at the University of Washington. I co-founded and directed the Center for an Informed Public. I use computational methods to study the sociology of science, the spread of misinformation, and the impact of generative AI on collective discourse. I believe strongly in the teaching mission of the university and have co-created open courses, games, and programs devoted to improving critial thinking and data reasoning in a digital world.
Announcements
- Applications are open for the new Disinformation Summer Institute.
- I am always looking for students and postdocs to join my lab. Please feel free to email me and we can discuss open positions.
Publications
- Understanding and addressing misinformation about science (2024) National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Consensus Report. PDF
- Perceived experts are prevalent and influential within an antivaccine community on Twitter. (2024) PNAS Nexus. PDF
- Combining interventions to reduce the spread of viral misinformation. (2022) Nature Human Behavior. PDF and accompanying Perspective.
- Misinformation in and about science. (2021) Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences. PDF
- How do you solve a problem like misinformation? (2021) Science Advances. PDF
Presentations
- Brown University, School of Public Health. Misinformation: Are we making progress? (January 14, 2025)
- New York University, Abu Dhabi. Social Research and Public Policy. (Februrary 10, 2025)
- Gorden Conference. The Evolution of Kissing and Adaptive Trade-Offs in Human Contact (Feb. 28, 2025)
- Knight Foundation Medium Forum. Miami, FL (Feb. 19, 2025)
- American Physics Society Annual Meeting. Anaheim, CA (March 17, 2025)
News
- Nature. Huge randomized trial of AI boosts discovery — at least for good scientists. (Dec. 3, 2024)
- Nature. Can Google Scholar survive the AI revolution? (Nov. 19, 2024)
- Science. The rumor clinic. (Oct. 30, 2024)
- Washington Post. A week of nonstop breaking political news stumps AI chatbots. (July 22, 2024)
- Seattle Times. Americans’ evolving relationship with local news, in charts. (May 10, 2024)