Dr. Arvin Jagayat

Arvin Jagayat is a Behavioural Science Fellow at the Impact and Innovation Unit within the Privy Council Office. He will be working on applying behavioural science insights to help combat misinformation and disinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to his current role, Arvin did his PhD in Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. His work focused on evaluating design-level interventions for misinformation on social media platforms. This includes leading development of the Mock Social Media Website Tool: open-source research software that is designed to help facilitate experimental, behavioural social media research by simulating interactive social media platforms.