[81alum]

As a political scientist I've come across Kate's research in several contexts, and I find it fascinating precisely because it is not political in the evaluative sense.  In fact, she is far away even from my own discipline--she comes from computer science and engineering, and is applying techniques she learned from these technical fields to study the specific ways in which propaganda and disinformation spread through online networks.  Her work has implications for comm studies, marketing, and political science as much as for engineering and computer science.  I'm sure she will make full Professor very soon, and I would not be surprised if once she does elite universities will try to lure her away from Washington.  I think it would be great if Stanford were first in line.

Not bad for the #4 scorer in Stanford WBB history.

[81alum]

As a political scientist I've come across Kate's research in several contexts, and I find it fascinating precisely because it is not political in the evaluative sense.  In fact, she is far away even from my own discipline--she comes from computer science and engineering, and is applying techniques she learned from these technical fields to study the specific ways in which propaganda and disinformation spread through online networks.  Her work has implications for comm studies, marketing, and political science as much as for engineering and computer science.  I'm sure she will make full Professor very soon, and I would not be surprised if once she does elite universities will try to lure her away from Washington.  I think it would be great if Stanford were first in line.

Not bad for the #4 scorer in Stanford WBB history.