Study on Personal Data Stores
Brochot, Brunini, Eisma, Larsen, and Lewis. (2015). "Study of Personal Data Stores." European Commission, DG Connect.
CV
Education
- B.A. in Science, Technology, and Society Studies (STS), University of Pennsylvania, 2012
- M.A. in Technology Policy, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, 2015
- Ph.D in Sociology, University of Cambridge,(approved 3/2021; conferred 9/2022)
Work Experience
- 2023 - 2024: Fellow, Berkman Klein Center (BKC), Harvard University
- 2023 - 2024: Visiting Fellow, Internet Society Project (ISP), Yale University Law School
- 2022 - 2023: Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer, Comparative Media Studies, MIT
- 2021 - 2023: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University
- 2015 - 2018, 2020: Founding researcher (The Whistle, human rights reporting platform)
- 2020: Contract Consultant and Researcher (The Global Disinformation Index
- 2015 - 2016: Research Assistant (Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge)
- 2012 - 2014: Legal Assistant (Skarzynski Black, civil litigation law firm)
- 2009 - 2012: Content Assistant (WXPN, National Public Radio affiliate)
Skills
- Mixed methods research
- Qualitative: interviewing, ethnography, content analysis
- Quantitative: data scraping, digital media collection and analysis
- Project management
- Effective collaboration on diverse teams
- Communication
- Teaching
- Presenting - lectures, seminars, conferences
- Drafting/writing - academic and public-facing materials
Publications
The Digital Information Verification Field
Larsen, Rebekah. (2015). "The Digital Information Verification Field." The Whistle. 1(2).
Mapping Right to be Forgotten frames: Reflexivity and empirical payoffs at the intersection of network discourse and mixed network methods
Larsen, Rebekah. (2020). "Mapping Right to be Forgotten frames: Reflexivity and empirical payoffs at the intersection of network discourse and mixed network methods" New Media and Society. 22(7).
‘Information Pressures’ and the Facebook Files: Navigating Questions around Leaked Platform Data
Rebekah Larsen (2022) ‘Information Pressures’ and the Facebook Files: Navigating Questions around Leaked Platform Data, Digital Journalism, DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2022.2087099.
Technologies and fact-checking: a sociotechnical mapping and assessment
Westlund, Oscar, Larsen, R., L. Graves, L. Kavtaradze. (2022) “Technologies and fact-checking: a sociotechnical mapping and assessment”. Chapter in Disinformation Studies: Perspectives in an emerging research field. LabCom Books.
Knowledge Work in Platform Fact-Checking Partnerships
V Bélair-Gagnon, R Larsen, L Graves, O Westlund. (2023) "Knowledge Work in Platform Fact-Checking Partnerships". International Journal of Communication.
From Public Reason to Public Health: Professional Implications of the “Debunking Turn” in the Global Fact-Checking Field
L Graves, V Bélair-Gagnon, R Larsen. (2023) "From Public Reason to Public Health: Professional Implications of the “Debunking Turn” in the Global Fact-Checking Field". Digital Journalism.
What Is the Problem with Misinformation? Fact-checking as a Sociotechnical and Problem-Solving Practice
O Westlund, V Bélair-Gagnon, L Graves, R Larsen, S Steensen. (2024) "What Is the Problem with Misinformation? Fact-checking as a Sociotechnical and Problem-Solving Practice". Journalism Studies.
Social Platforms and the Spread of Misinformation
R Larsen and V Belair-Gagnon. (2024) "Social Platforms and the Spread of Misinformation" in Lilleker, D.(ed) The Routledge Handbook of Political Campaigning
Talks
Conference Proceedings: Mapping Dynamic Media Ecosystems around News Topics
Conference Presentation at Digital Intermediaries and Media Pluralism, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia
Researching Think Tanks with Digital Methods and Data Sprints (with Tchilingirian, J. and Oman, S.)
Conference Presentation at On Think Tanks Conference, London, United Kingdom
Data Colonialism and Data Protection Reform around the Right to Be Forgotten
Conference Presentation at Data Justice Conference, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Media Manipulation, Visibility, and Rights: Public Discussion Around the Right to Be Forgotten
Conference Presentation at Media Manipulation Conference, University of Cambridge and ARU, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Networked Discussions about the Network: Public Discussion around the Right to be Forgotten
Conference Presentation at Understanding the Social in the Digital Age, University of Norwich, Norwich, United Kingdom
Data into Theory: Visibility in Media and Culture Research
Conference Presentation at Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Approaching a Pressured Press in Context: Differing Journalistic Responses to Media Controversy
Conference Presentation at Future of Journalism Conference, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Connecting the global fact-checking field and technological development: A Technographic Case Study of the InVID/WeVerify Plugin
Conference Presentation at Information Communications Association (ICA) , Preconference: Global Fact-Checking Field
Personal Data and Platform Power from 2014 - 2024: The Right to Be Forgotten
Conference Presentation at Berkman Klein Center - Community Seminar Series, Harvard Law School
Technology and Politics in Local Context: Rural Talk Radio in the US
Invited Speaker at Politics and Social Change, Weatherhead Institute Seminar Series, Harvard University
Digitization and Polarization in Local Context: Contemporary Rural Talk Radio Stations in the US
Conference Presentation at Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), Sheffield University, UK
Teaching
Select Activities
- Avid rock climber and runner. Awarded a Collier Grant from the MIT Outdoor Club (2019 - 2020) to further outdoor inclusivity. Significant experience with outdoor environments, particularly in New England, the UK and the American West (Utah).
- Digital methods training certificates from the University of Amsterdam’s Digital Methods Institute (2018) and Boston University Department of Emerging Media Studies (2017).
- Experience with collaborative media research tools: Atlas.ti, MediaCloud, Microsoft Office and Google Drive, markup languages (HTML and XML), OOP (java and python), Slack.
- Peer reviewer for highly ranked journals such as New Media and Society, Digital Journalism, the Journal of Human Rights Practice, Big Data and Society, and the International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society.