John Kerr

John received his PhD in psychology from Victoria University of Wellington in 2020 and holds a BSc(Hons) in neuroscience and a master's degree in science communication, both from the University of Otago. Before his current role, John held a Research Associate position at the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge. Outside of research, he has also worked in publishing and communications roles in the UK and New Zealand, most recently as a Senior Media Advisor at the Science Media Centre of New Zealand.

His research interests include:

- communication of scientific information to non-experts
- media coverage of, and beliefs about publicly debated scientific issues
- political attitudes, conspiracy theories and misinformation