Meet The Group
CHIRP's members work at the intersection of infodemic research, policy and practice. We bring together a diverse group of infodemic scientists and civil society partners to forge new conversations and collaborations aimed at unpacking the infodemic phenomenon and developing online and offline interventions. If you would like to become part of CHIRP or collaborate with us, please email:
Dr. Santosh Vijaykumar, Director, CHIRP) or Dr. Michael Craig (Associate Director, CHIRP).

Andrew McNeill
Department of Psychology

Kristofor McCarty
Department of Psychology

Nick Neave
Department of Psychology

Bianca Fadel
Centre for International Development

Mark Warner
Computer & Information Sciences

Nicki O’Brien
Department of Psychology

Gillian Pepper
Department of Psychology

Matt Baillie-Smith
Centre for International Development

Pamela L. Graham
Social Work & Community Wellbeing

Jo Greer
Department of Psychology

Michael Craig
Department of Psychology

Santosh Vijaykumar
Department of Psychology
Northumbria Researchers
PhD Students

Lauren Scott
Computer & Information Sciences

Anna Maughan
Psychology
External Members

Aravind Raamkumar
Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore

Gemma L. Turnbull
NE Youth, United Kingdom

Juliet Kiguli
Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda

Samantha Vanderslott
University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Cyndy Au
Singapore Management University & IFF, Singapore

Glen Nowak
University of Georgia, USA

Mariella de Costa
Fiocruz Brasília, Brazil

Tee E Siong
Nutrition Society of Malaysia, Malaysia

Dawn Byng
International Federation of Red Cross, Trinidad & Tobago

Hardinsyah Ridwan
Food and Nutrition Society of Indonesia, Indonesia

Ricardo Wray
Saint Louis University, USA

Xuerong Lu
Oregon State University, USA

Gary Kreps
George Mason University, USA

Itai Himelboim
University of Georgia, USA

Roma Subramanian
University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA

Yan Jin
University of Georgia, USA