Thessalia (Lia) Merivaki is a Senior Research Manager at the Center for News, Technology & Innovation and a Visiting Researcher at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. Her research expertise is on election information ecosystems and trust-building communication campaigns from election officials and democracy stakeholders. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed outlets such as Social Science Quarterly, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Political Research Quarterly, American Politics Research, Election Law Journal, Public Integrity, Policy Studies and the Journal of Election Administration, Research and Practice. You can learn more about her scholarship on her website www.merivaki.com. Since 2020, Lia has been working with the Carter Center’s US Election team as an expert in election administration, providing research, writing and programmatic support.
Prior to joining CNTI, Lia was an Associate Professor of American Politics at Mississippi State University. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Florida, and she holds a MA in International Studies from the University of Sheffield, UK, and a BA in Politics from the University of Macedonia, Greece.
Thessalia Merivaki
