Dr. Rakoen Maertens is a behavioral scientist from the University of Oxford, specializing in misinformation and counter-disinformation strategies. He earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge and has published in Nature Communications and other leading journals. His applied work includes collaborations with Google, Meta, the UN, the European Commission, and the UK Cabinet Office. At Shorenstein, he will translate his research into policy insights for journalists and decision-makers, sharing best practices for countering misinformation with Harvard students, faculty, and media practitioners.
The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy is a Harvard Kennedy School research center dedicated to exploring and illuminating the intersection of press, politics and public policy in theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap between journalists and scholars, and between them and the public.
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