Associate Professor Piers Howe
Associate Professor Piers Howe, Professor of Psychology
Melbourne University
Contact
pdhowe@unimelb.edu.auInstitution
Melbourne University
Research Areas
Associate Professor Piers Howe is a leading expert on misinformation and disinformation, whose research shapes national security, defence strategy, and public resilience to online harms. Based at the University of Melbourne, he co-chairs two major interdisciplinary initiatives: the Information and Influence Hub and the Hallmark Research Initiative on Fighting Harmful Online Communication. His work has been commissioned by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Department of Defence. He is a member of the International Panel on the Information Environment and is the lead organiser of the 2027 Experimental Psychology Conference. His research combines empirical rigour with strategic policy engagement.
Key Publications
Journal Articles
| Reducing the spread of false information on social media. Proceedings Australian Defence Science Technology and Research Summit (2024) | Kruger A, Saletta M, Ahmad A and Howe, P |
| Structured expert elicitation on disinformation, misinformation, and malign influence: Barriers, strategies, and opportunities (2024) | Kruger A, Saletta M, Ahmad A and Howe, P |
| Self-Certification: A novel method for increasing sharing discernment on social media (2024) | Howe P, Perfors A, Ransom KJ, Walker B, Fay N, Kashima Y, Saletta M and Dong, S |
| Using cross-domain expertise to aggregate judgments when within-domain expertise is unknown (2024) | Howe P, Martinie M and Wilkening T |
| ChatGPT’s advice is perceived as better than that of a professional advice columnists (2023) | Howe P, Fay N, Saletta M, and Hovy E |