Faculty Experts

Focus Area: Misinformation and Fake News

John Bullock

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science

Field: Political Science and Foreign Affairs

Focus Areas: American Culture and Politics, Data Science, Economic Inequality, Misinformation and Fake News, Political Reporting, Voter Rights and Behavior

Stephanie Edgerly

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Professor, journalism and integrated marketing communications

Field: Communications, Journalism

Focus Areas: Audience Engagement and Insight, Digital Media, Misinformation and Fake News, Social Media, Voter Rights and Behavior

Steven Franconeri

Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, The Garage at Northwestern, The Graduate School, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Psychology

Field: Education, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavioral Economics, Data Science, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Influence and Persuasion, Misinformation and Fake News, STEM Education

David Rapp

School of Education and Social Policy, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of psychology and of learning sciences

Field: Education, Psychology

Focus Areas: Data Visualization, Memory, Misinformation and Fake News

Michael A. Spikes

Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, School of Education and Social Policy

Lecturer, Department of Journalism - Medill

Field: Education, Journalism

Focus Areas: Broadcast News, Digital Media, Journalism Industry, Misinformation and Fake News, Social Media, Teacher Development

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