Jessica Beyer

Jessica is a former Research Scientist with the Henry M. Jackson School for International Studies and TASCHA. Her past research explored cybersecurity issues, particularly non-state actors and international security, and political mobilization and online culture emerging from highly populated online communities such as Anonymous (4chan.org) and World of Warcraft. In 2012, she won the Association of Internet Researcher’s Dissertation Award. Her book, Expect Us: Online Communities and Political Mobilization, was published by Oxford University Press in 2014. Jessica holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Washington.