Karen Douglas

Karen Douglas (Academic, editor)
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Interests	conspiracy theories
An academic interested in why people believe in "conspiracy theories"

Professor Karen M. Douglas is an academic interested in "conspiracy theories". She has over 100 publications. She has been widely cited by commercially-controlled media on topics such as COVID-19. She reports that "Once people firmly believe in conspiracy theories, it is very difficult to convince them otherwise. At the moment, we don't know a great deal about what works."

Career

As of 2020 Karen Douglas was working in the School of Psychology at the University of Kent. She is a member of Comparative Analysis of Conspiracy Theories (COMPACT), where organized 4-day Training School for "the next generation of researchers", (eligible for a stipend of up to €1,000), where "the participants will have the opportunity to discuss their projects and plans with the group, and on an individual basis with the Trainers."

Interests

Douglas reports "My primary research focus is on beliefs in conspiracy theories. I am also interested in the social psychology of human communication, including the psychology of sexist language, and communication on the Internet."