Zarine Kharazian

Zarine Kharazian is an enthusiastic incoming PhD student at the University of Washington, focusing on Human-Centered Design & Engineering, with a keen interest in researching influence operations, online harms, and cross-platform information flows through a mixed methods approach.

Her educational background includes a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Human-Centered Design & Engineering from the University of Washington, a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Government, French & Francophone Studies with Summa cum laude honors from The College of William and Mary, and previous studies at Sidwell Friends School.

Zarine has a rich professional history, having served as an Associate Editor and Assistant Editor at the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab), Legal Assistant/Editor at Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP - International Enforcement Law Reporter, McCormack-Reboussin Scholar at the William & Mary French & Francophone Studies Department, Research Intern at the Center of International Research (CERI) at Sciences Po, Research Assistant at the Social Networks and Political Psychology (SNaPP) Lab, Research Fellow at Mark Warner for Senate, and Language Programming Intern at Voice of America, specifically the Armenian Service.