Catherine Luther
Professor, Director of the Information Integrity Institute; Minnie Doty Goddard Distinguished Professor
Information Integrity Institute Fellows
The Information Integrity Institute Fellows will focus on research with potential real-world impact, including: producing whitepapers to provide accessible research to media members, policymakers, lawmakers, and the general public around topics of information integrity. They will also foster collaboration among faculty and doctoral students at the College of Communication and Information.
Ben Horne
Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences
“My research seeks to answer questions about resistance to disinformation and malign influence. My most developed work focuses on the effectiveness and appropriateness of information interventions, such as warning labels. Given that trust within socio-technical systems depends on cultural and cognitive factors, this work draws from many disciplines.”
Mariea Hoy
Professor, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations
“My research has always focused on the intersection of consumer protection and advertising tactics. My current research examines two areas: 1) sharenting, or when parents post their children’s personal information online, specifically in the context of marketers’ engagement strategies, and 2) deceptive patterns which involves creating a user interface/experience that purposefully designed to trick users into doing things they might not otherwise (Brignull 2022) which can include providing personal information or unintended purchasing.”
Michael Kotowski
Associate Professor, School of Communication Studies
Myexpertise is in the social cognitive processes of social influence and interpersonal/small group communication, and in social scientific research methodology, particularly in the area of measurement. My research interests broadly exist within the development and testing of social influence theory. My specific research interests related to issues of information integrity focus on uncovering the characteristics of the influential and modeling the mechanisms of their persuasive ability within social networks.”
Martin Riedl
Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Media
“My expertise is in platform governance and content moderation, digital journalism, as well as online dis- and misinformation. My most recent work focuses on political influencers on social media, misinformation spread on encrypted messaging and chat apps, as well as novel forms of audience engagement in the domain of digital news.”