She completed her doctorate in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. Her work considers how technology may be leveraged to increase democratic accountability and engagement. Her current research examines the political opinion formation process and the role of automation such as social media bots. Dr. Dubois is a Fellow at the Public Policy Forum of Canada and recently co-hosted the Connected Canada 150 conference which brought together academics, policymakers, and civil society to set a research agenda for understanding citizenship in a digital media environment.