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Kate Starbird
Associate Professor at University of Washington. Co-founder and Director of the UW Center for an Informed Public.
Kate Starbird is a prominent figure known for her research on online rumors and disinformation in crisis situations and breaking news events.
She leads a team employing a mixed-method approach to analyze information spread and its influencing factors like networks and algorithms.
Specializing in Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, her work spans across sociology, social psychology, communication, media studies, computer science, information science, and human-computer interaction.
Kate has an academic background with a PhD in Technology, Media, and Society from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University.
Her professional experience includes roles like Director at the Center for an Informed Public, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, along with being a former Professional Basketball Player at the WNBA.
A prolific author, Kate Starbird's publications can be explored at http://faculty.washington.edu/kstarbi/publications.html.
