Miriam J. Metzger is a Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of California at Santa Barbara.  She also serves as Associate Director and Director of Education and Outreach for the Center for Nanotechnology & Society at UCSB (CNS-UCSB). Dr. Metzger’s research lies at the intersection of media, information technology, and trust, centering on how information and communication technologies alter our understandings of credibility and force us to confront new challenges in protecting our privacy. She has also published work examining the impact of mass media on public opinion, and on the theoretical and regulatory changes brought about by emerging information and communication technologies.