Megan Squire

Computer science professor at Elon University

Megan Squire is a professor of Computer Science at Elon University (North Carolina, USA). Her main research area is applying data science techniques to understand niche and extremist online communities, particularly radical right-wing groups on social media. Dr. Squire is the author of two books on data cleaning and data mining, and over 40 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, including several Best Paper awards. In 2017, she was named the Elon University Distinguished Scholar. She currently serves as a Senior Fellow for data analytics at the Southern Poverty Law Center, and as a Belfer Fellow for the ADL. Nova Southeastern University (FL, USA) 2000-2003 Ph.D., Computer Science 1997-2000 M.S., Computer Science College of William and Mary (VA, USA) 1990-1994 B.A., Art History, Public Policy

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Positions

Southern Poverty Law Center nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society.

• Senior Fellow for Data Analytics

Centre for Analysis of the Radical Right Aggregator of Publications on Radical Right

• Senior Fellow and Head of Technology Research Unit

Anti-Defamation League U.S. NGO fights antisemitism, extremism, hate, bias

• Belfer Fellow

Elon University Private, coeducational liberal arts university in Elon, North Carolina.

• Professor of Computer Science ('03→?)