The Ohio State University C-SPAM: Collaborative on the Science of Polarization and Misinformation

Research

Research

Funded Projects

Learn about interdisciplinary scientific research that C-SPAM has funded.

An elderly man looks down at his smartphone, which displays a block of text.

Vulnerability to Misinformation among Cognitively Diverse Older Adults

Supported by Spring 2026 C-SPAM Seed Grant

The scales of justice sit on a table in front of an empty jury box in a court room.

The Sum of Its Parts: An Averaging Model of Misinformation Processing in Polarized Environments

Supported by Spring 2026 C-SPAM Seed Grant

Affiliate Spotlights

Learn about our affiliates and their research.

Matthew Grizzard

Matthew Grizzard: Moral Judgments in Stories and Real Life

Scarlet and Gray Associate Professor, School of Communication

Kurt Gray

Kurt Gray: Asking the Deep Questions

Professor, Department of Psychology
Faculty Director, C-SPAM

 

Helen Murphey

Helen Murphey: Populism and Conspiracy Theories in the Global Context 

Postdoctoral Scholar, Mershon Center for International Security Studies