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Catherine Luther<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Director, Information Integrity Institute<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnie Doty Goddard Distinguished Professor
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Information Integrity Institute Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Information Integrity Institute Fellows will focus on research with potential real-world impact, including: producing whitepapers to provide accessible research to media members, policymakers, lawmakers, and the general public around topics of information integrity. They will also foster collaboration among faculty and doctoral students at the College of Communication and Information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oluseyi Adegbola<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Assistant Professor, Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hope Chidziwisano<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mar\u00eda De Moya<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Professor, Charles Tombras, Sr. Endowed Professorship<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mdemoyat@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mustafa Oz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n

moz@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-4391<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle Violanti<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Professor, School of Communication Studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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865-974-1171<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ben Horne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Michael Kotowski<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Martin Riedl<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Assistant Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mriedl1@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

865-974-0527<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Postdoctoral <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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C. Kuular<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ckuular@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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