Lab Members

Briony Swire-Thompson is the Director of the Psychology of Misinformation Lab. Her research examines what drives belief in inaccurate information, why people share misinformation online, and how corrections can be designed to maximize impact. Prior to joining the Network Science Institute, she was a doctoral student at the University of Western Australia’s Cognitive Science Laboratories and a Fulbright scholar at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lucy (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Psychology of Misinformation Lab under the supervision of Dr. Briony Swire-Thompson. Her research primarily focuses on the role social factors play in people’s vulnerability to misinformation and the effectiveness of misinformation interventions. She is particularly interested in how the characteristics of online social networking sites may influence belief, belief updating, and correction effectiveness.

Mitch is currently working with Briony Swire-Thompson as a PhD student in the Psychology of Misinformation Lab. Prior to Northeastern, he graduated from Penn State with a B.A. in Psychology in May 2021. His current research interests include perceptions of source credibility and memory’s role in belief updating.

Jane Acierno is a PhD candidate in the Psychology of Misinformation Lab under the supervision of Dr. Briony Swire-Thompson. Her research focuses on how we evaluate the veracity of information, how we update our beliefs, and the role that morality plays in these processes. Jane aims to apply her research to develop interventions combatting belief in misinformation.

Tyler is currently a third-year undergraduate student in psychology, working as a research assistant in the Psychology of Misinformation Lab. He is interested in how misinformation has evolved, in conjunction with the development of social media and AI, as well as the current impact of politically motivated misinformation.