Prof Piers Howe
Professor, Psychology
Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
108 Scholarly works
16 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Truth over falsehood: Experimental evidence on what persuades and spreads
DOI: 10.1037/pspa00004672026
Journal article
Monitoring misinformation, building discernment: A crowdsourcing study during the 2025 Australian federal election
DOI: 10.37016/mr-2020-2102026
Book Chapter
Formation, Maintenance, and Change of Social Norms
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-17478-9_112025
Journal article
Did he or didn't he? Mixed evidence for the continued influence of retracted misinformation on person impressions
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.03220452020
Research Contracts
A Predictive Model for Forecasting and Explaining the Emergence of Internal Violent Conflict in Nation-States
2019
Research Grant
Explanation in Artificial Intelligence: A Human-Centred Approach
2018
Research Contracts
Modelling and Studying Information and Influence in Human Populations
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Report
Submission to the Select Committee on Information Integrity on Climate Change and Energy, Parliament of Australia
2025
Journal article
An Actionability Assessment Tool for Enhancing Algorithmic Recourse in Explainable AI
DOI: 10.1109/THMS.2025.35822852024
Journal article
Self-certification: A novel method for increasing sharing discernment on social media
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.03030252024
Journal article
Does Mud Really Stick? No Evidence for Continued Influence of Misinformation on Newly Formed Person Impressions
DOI: 10.1525/collabra.923322024
Journal article
Structured expert elicitation on disinformation, misinformation, and malign influence: Barriers, strategies, and opportunities
DOI: 10.37016/mr-2020-1692024
Journal article
Using Cross-Domain Expertise to Aggregate Forecasts When Within-Domain Expertise Is Unknown
DOI: 10.1037/dec0000212
RECENT PROJECTS
2026
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
An Interventionist Approach to Explainable Artificial Intelligence
2024
Research contracts (non-grants)
Societal Resilience to DMMI in a Technology-Enabled Future Literature Review on Mis- And Disinformation in a Commissioned by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet