Researchers

Dr. Catherine Baker

Catherine Baker is a postdoctoral researcher with the Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities (IRGS) at Dublin City University (DCU) and a Fellow with the Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS). Her research focuses on online misogyny, masculinities, algorithmic radicalisation, educational interventions, digital platforms, pseudoscience, and anti-gender movements. Catherine has a PhD in Media and Communications from Loughborough University’s Online Civic Centre, awarded in 2023. Her PhD thesis focused on how misogynist incel mobilises specific digital affordances and rhetorical strategies to curate, disseminate, and legitimise male supremacist ideology. Recent publications include the report “Recommending Toxicity: the role of algorithmic recommender functions on YouTube Shorts and TikTok in promoting male supremacist influencers.