Kate Starbird

President Biden awarded Kate Starbird (PhDTechMedSoc’12) the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award is the highest honor given by the United States government to scientists and engineers who demonstrate exceptional potential early in their research careers. Kate is a professor at the University of Washington and is one of the leading scientists studying disinformation. Her work focuses on how information spreads during crisis events and the dynamics of misinformation and disinformation online.