Misinformation Speaker Series
The Speaker Series on Misinformation invites academic experts in the fields of mis- and disinformation research to present their research. The series is co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School, the NULab at Northeastern University, and the Internet Democracy Initiative
Fall 2024 Events
Jason Reifler
Host: Internet Democracy Initiative
Date: Thursday, October 17th
Time: 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Zoom Webinar
Arvind Narayanan
Host: Shorenstein Center
Date: Wednesday, November 20th
Time: 2 – 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom Webinar
Ceren Budak
Host: Shorenstein Center
Date: Thursday, December 5th
Time: 12-1 p.m.
Location: HKS campus & Zoom
Vish Viswanath
Host: Internet Democracy Initiative
Date: December 18
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Location: Northeastern campus (177) Huntington Ave & Zoom
Beyond the Individual: Understanding and Addressing Misinformation from a Structural Perspective.
Dr. K. “Vish” Viswanath is Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) and in the McGraw-Patterson Center for Population Sciences at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). He is also the Faculty Director of the Health Communication Core of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC). Other additional administrative and scientific leadership positions held by Dr. Viswanath include: Director of the Center for Translational Communication Science, DFCI; Director, Harvard Chan India Research Center and Director, Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness, Harvard Chan. He is the founding Director of DF/HCC’s Enhancing Communications for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Laboratory. Dr. Viswanath’s work is driven by two fundamental concerns: (a) how to center equity in drawing on translational communication science to promote health and well-being for ALL population groups, and (b) to involve community-based organizations and stakeholders through participatory research in promoting social change. The ultimate goal of the program of research in his lab is to influence public health policy and practice through knowledge translation and translational communication. His work draws from literatures in communication science, social epidemiology, dissemination and implementation, and social and health behavior sciences.