Doctoral Students — Political Communication

Abeles is a member of the Political Psychology Research Group (PPRG). Her research aims to understand the processes by which people form attitudes, and how those attitudes affect voting behavior and influence policy.

Chang’s research interests include comparative democratic development, the rule of law, data applications for public policy, and social science methodology.

Chen’s research focuses on civic engagement and governance in authoritarian as well as democratic countries.

Gibson is interested in the cognitive, emotional, and social effects of digital media, especially with regard to the role of corporations and political bodies.

Kim’s research interests include attitude formation, measurement of public opinion, and deliberative settings, with specific focus on the role of psychological and emotional factors.

Konitzer focuses on mass polarization as a function of media fragmentation.

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’s research focuses on political implications and social effects of digital media in Chinese politics, especially with regard to media governance and public opinion.

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.

Vannette’s research interests are in the areas of political psychology, political communication, and survey methodology.

Weiss’ interests are political communication, particularly mass polarization and the ways in which news media can be distorted from reality.

Zhang’s research interests include deliberative democracy, Chinese politics, public opinion, and new media.

Zhou’s research interests focus on cognition in mediated information processing, psychology of interactive technologies, attitude change, and decision making.