Dr. Jennifer Golbeck

Director of the Social Intelligence Lab, University of Maryland

Jen Golbeck is a computer scientist and a Professor at the University of Maryland. She has degrees in economics, computer science, and psychology from the University of Chicago and Harvard, and PhD in computer science from the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on artificial intelligence, social media, and malicious online behavior. She frequently appears on NPR, MSNBC, and is the author of The Purest Bond: Understanding the Human-Canine Connection