Zainuddin Muda Zainuddin Monggilo is working towards a doctorate in communication and information sciences at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, particularly in digital media literacy, to explore how to anticipate and counter disinformation in political discourse and narratives during general elections.

He is a lecturer in communications at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta. He earned his bachelor’s from Universitas Halu Oleo and his master’s in communications from Universitas Gadjah Mada.