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Shelby Grossman
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Visitors and Affiliates
Shelby Grossman, PhD
- Research Scholar, Stanford Internet Observatory
- CDDRL Postdoctoral Fellow, 2016-17
Encina Hall, C433
616 Jane Stanford Way
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
Biography
Shelby Grossman is a research scholar at the Stanford Internet Observatory. She was previously an assistant professor of political science at the University of Memphis. Dr. Grossman's primary research interests are in comparative politics and sub-Saharan Africa. Her research has been published in Comparative Political Studies, PS: Political Science and Politics, World Development, and World Politics.
Dr. Grossman was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law from 2016-17. She earned her PhD in Government from Harvard University in 2016.
Publications
In The News
News
Seven tips for spotting disinformation related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Shelby Grossman shares what she and her team watch for when analyzing social media posts and other online reports related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Appeared first in Stanford News)
Blogs
Full-Spectrum Pro-Kremlin Online Propaganda about Ukraine
Narratives from overt propaganda, unattributed Telegram channels, and inauthentic social media accounts
Blogs
Final Projects from the Stanford Internet Observatory's Online Open Source Investigation Course
Research on inauthentic behavior on TikTok, misinformation on Stanford's campus, Telegram activity in Belarus, health insurance scams that run advertisements on Google, and QAnon content on Tumblr.