Brian Hughes

Dr. Brian Hughes directs the Shoah Foundation’s Countering Antisemitism Laboratory (CAL). In this role, he develops evidence-backed interventions to prevent and reduce antisemitic attitudes and behaviors. These interventions address the problem of antisemitism at scale, online and offline, with a focus on the needs of impacted communities and victim-survivors. A media and communication scholar by training, Dr. Hughes’s scholarly research explores the impact of communication technology on political and religious extremism, targeted violence, conspiracy and fringe culture, with a focus on prevention and a public health approach.