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Biography

Dr. Daniela Peterka-Benton is the Director of the Global Center on Human Trafficking at ÌÇÐÄvlog and a Professor in the Department of Justice Studies. Her primary areas of research are online mis- and disinformation in the context of far-right narratives and conspiracies, with a special focus on the cooptation of human trafficking by the far right. Dr. Peterka-Benton teaches courses, including Human Trafficking, Intro to International Justice, and Research in Justice Studies, and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal for Deradicalization, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, and Anti-Trafficking Review. Before focusing on a full-time academic career, Daniela Peterka-Benton worked for the U.S. State Department's Office of Diplomatic Security at the U.S. Embassy in Vienna, Austria.

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Research

Transnational Crime (human trafficking/smuggling); Online Mis- and Disinformation, Right-wing Extremism/Terrorism;