Ruth Elisabeth Appel

Ruth Appel is a PhD Candidate at Stanford University who combines insights and methods from psychology, political science and computer science to develop and evaluate evidence-based interventions to promote the common good. She is particularly passionate about preventing the spread of misinformation, promoting wellbeing and mental health, and addressing ethical challenges related to new technologies. Her current research includes a project measuring the reach of influence campaigns on Facebook and Instagram during the 2020 US elections, and designing and evaluating an online game to combat vaccine misinformation. She has written about how partisanship affects content moderation preferences and about the ethics and privacy implications of new technologies.