Morgan Wack

I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in the University of Zurich's Department of Communication & Media Research (IKMZ). My research is focused on understanding how digital technologies are used to influence the public. This includes research into novel forms of political persuasion, such as disinformation and LLM-generated propaganda, as well as work developing interventions to mitigate their impact. My work draws on mixed and computational methods, including algorithmic auditing, machine learning–assisted classification, large-n text analysis, and survey and field experiments, with research projects spanning the United States, Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Previously, I was a Research Assistant Professor at Clemson University's Media Forensics Hub. I received my PhD from the University of Washington. I am the consulting scientist for the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE)'s Indexing Panel, an affiliate of the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP), and a member of both the Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) and DSI Digital Publics communities.