Hilary Reininger

Hilary Reininger is a Research Associate at the Center for Global Security Research (CGSR) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a PhD Fellow at the Pardee RAND Graduate School, and an Assistant Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation.

While at RAND, Hilary contributed to protecting California elections from disinformation, understanding conspiracy theorists online, assessing information and intelligence needs for the US Air Force, and studying Russian influence in Eastern Europe’s information environment. Her dissertation focuses on social-science-informed policy options that social media companies can adopt to help their users resist disinformation. At CGSR, her research continues to focus on building resilience to disinformation, for both individuals and the state. In addition to researching how to help individuals resist disinformation, she is also investigating public-private partnerships for approaching disinformation in democratic, free-market societies.

Hilary holds an M.Phil. in Public Policy Analysis from Pardee RAND Graduate School, a Master’s in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University, and a Bachelor’s in Middle East Studies/Arabic from Brigham Young University.