Meet the Authors

Rolli IQ Research Team

Rolli Newsroom

Rolli's research team covers narrative intelligence, influence operations, coordinated inauthentic behavior, and cross-platform social analysis. The team publishes original research, intelligence briefs, and practitioner guides for communications, security, and research professionals operating in contested information environments.

Dr. Zhouhan Chen

Research Scientist

PhD in Data Science from NYU. Graduate Research Associate at NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics. Doctoral research focused on the mechanisms driving the spread of false and malicious URLs across the internet. Zhouhan's work at Rolli applies computational methods to detect coordinated inauthentic behavior and trace cross-platform narrative manipulation.

Nick Toso

Co-founder & CEO, Rolli

Co-founder of Rolli. Former CNN en Espanol Washington DC Bureau Chief and Senior Producer. After years watching coordinated disinformation operate in plain sight, Nick built the narrative intelligence platform he wished had existed. His writing covers the strategic and operational dimensions of narrative intelligence for communications and security leaders.

Stacey Woelfel

Professor Emeritus, Missouri School of Journalism

Professor Emeritus at the Missouri School of Journalism with 35 years on the faculty. Former news director of KOMU-TV for over 24 years — the longest tenure in that role's history. Past national chairman of the Radio Television Digital News Association. Recipient of the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism, and multiple Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards. Stacey's writing at Rolli applies decades of broadcast journalism experience to cross-platform narrative analysis.