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Molly Offer-Westort is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on statistical methodology in social science and integrates machine learning methods with experimental design to address causal questions. She has a substantial research program examining online behavior, particularly how individuals alter their views and attitudes in response to online conversations and information exposure. Her work applies various experimental techniques, including adaptive assignment and policy learning, along with natural language processing to develop flexible conversational interventions. Offer-Westort has conducted thorough experiments aimed at identifying effective strategies for countering misinformation online, targeting information to increase vaccine uptake, and assessing the efficacy of online deep canvassing. Her academic journey includes a PhD that combines Political Science with Statistics and Data Science from Yale University, awarded in 2019, and master’s degrees in Statistics from Yale and Public Affairs from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
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