Chang’s research interests include comparative democratic development, the rule of law, data applications for public policy, and social science methodology.
Doctoral Students — Political Communication
Catherine Chen
Chen is interested in political psychology, especially the role of ideology and partisanship in decision making.
Matthew DeButts
Matt is interested in how institutions get people to believe things, especially in China and the United States (media, politics, beliefs).
Anna Gibson
Gibson is interested in how labor, especially civic labor, is practiced through digital platforms. Her interdisciplinary approach is informed theoretically by the sociology of labor, organizational studies, and STS. Gibson’s doctoral research focuses on the strategies that content moderators use to make sense of their work in light of competing industrial logics.
Young Jee Kim
Kim studies democratic processes for risk prevention in society through deliberative practices.
Jihye Lee
Lee is interested in the politics of technology- specifically, she studies how the use of big data and algorithms in the current news environment might reinforce social inequalities.
Yingdan Lu
Lu’s research focuses on political implications and social effects of digital media in Chinese politics, especially with regard to media governance and public opinion.
Daniel Muise
Muise’s interests focus on the effect of advanced telecommunications capacity on disparity and political development under repressive and transitional regimes, specifically regarding data privacy and vulnerable populations.
Natalie Neufeld
Neufeld is interested in political polarization, party loyalty, and persuasion techniques that lead to lasting attitude change.
