Your presenter is..
Kate Hannah is the Director and founder of The Disinformation Project Aotearoa, a research group which has studied misinformation and disinformation in Aotearoa New Zealand since February 2020.
Hannah is a cultural historian of science and technology who focuses on information disorders, evidence-based decision-making, and the impacts of racism, misogyny, and the far right on socio-political discourse.
She is experienced with research translation for decision-makers, communication, public engagement and consultation, and community co-development of research and research outcomes. Part of the Te Pūnaha Matatini team that won the 2021 Prime Minister’s Science Prize for their work in supporting Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid response, Hannah is a US State Department 2022 International Visitor Leadership Program alum, participating in a programme focused on Disinformation in the Pacific.
She a PhD candidate at the School of Science and Society at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.