With an interdisciplinary background in politics, digital media and monitoring and evaluation, her research is focused on how digital technologies and the use of data transform democratic politics, inclusion and inequalities. Stephanie’s work brings a global perspective, having explored the nature and effects of digitalisation across diverse political and linguistic contexts, including around pressing issues of mis/disinformation, algorithmic bias and harmful content. Her book Searching for a New Kenya: Politics and Social Media on the Streets of Mombasa (CUP, 2021) looks in-depth into the changing politics of collective discussion of public affairs, on street corners and online.
Stephanie is Senior Lecturer at King’s College London’s department of Digital Humanities. She has also been a Senior Research Fellow (Digital) in the Politics and Governance Team at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and held numerous research positions in Cambridge. Previously she has worked as an Evaluation Lead at UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) and Analyst at RAND Europe.
