Academic Publications

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Ambedkar, Pragmatic Buddhism, and Democratic Pluralism

Stroud, S. R.

Provincialising Pluralism: Difference and Diversity in South Asian Traditions

Ambedkar, Pragmatic Buddhism, and Democratic Pluralism
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Sustainable and Just? Access to Sustainable Goods and Environmental Justice

Anderson, J., Kazmi, S., Yu, N., Atkinson, L., Jamar, P., & Tao, J.

Strategic Sustainability Communication: Principles, Perspectives, and Potential

Sustainable and Just? Access to Sustainable Goods and Environmental Justice
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Science Communication for Scientists: Linking Strategy with Creativity, Practice, and Respect

Lindenfeld, L., Besley, J. C., Zheng, X., Dudo, A., & Newman, T. P.

Routledge

Science Communication for Scientists: Linking Strategy with Creativity, Practice, and Respect
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Uncovering butchness: how the Butch Lesbian subreddit on Reddit helped me understand myself

Masullo, G. M.

Handbook on Gender and Digital Media

Uncovering butchness: how the Butch Lesbian subreddit on Reddit helped me understand myself
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Scientists’ public engagement goals: Perceived importance and personal prioritization

Besley, J. C., & Dudo, A.

Public Understanding of Science

Scientists’ public engagement goals: Perceived importance and personal prioritization
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Kant and the Moral Challenges of Rhetoric

Stroud, S. R.

Kant on Language

Kant and the Moral Challenges of Rhetoric
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The persuasive potential of virtual time travel using augmented reality: Focusing on the role of temporal presence

Nah, S., & Atkinson, L.

New Media & Society

The persuasive potential of virtual time travel using augmented reality: Focusing on the role of temporal presence
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Media and Human Suffering: Foundations, Ruptures, and Continuities

Amah, M.

Journal of Communication Inquiry, 49(4)

Media and Human Suffering: Foundations, Ruptures, and Continuities
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Are Televised Presidential Debates Good for Democracy?

Williams, K. & Stroud, S. R.

Journal of Media Ethics

Are Televised Presidential Debates Good for Democracy?

Unveiling the Veil: Examining the Stereotyping of Hijab in Internet Memes and GIFs

Ibrahim, O., & Fahmy, S.

International Journal of Communication, 19, 674-697

Unveiling the Veil: Examining the Stereotyping of Hijab in Internet Memes and GIFs
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Midlife Sapphic Revelation in the Digital Age: How Digital Media Support Coming Out Later

Masullo, G. M.

Palgrave Macmillan Cham

Midlife Sapphic Revelation in the Digital Age: How Digital Media Support Coming Out Later
New Media & Society cover, Volume 27, Number 7, July 2025, with a binary code tunnel image.

The consequences of “The Bird is Free”: A computational analysis of aversive LGBTQIA+ tweets and engagement trends before and after Elon Musk dismantled the platform’s moderation system

Koo, G. H., Lukito, J., Masullo, G. M., Overgaard, C. S. B., & Orr, B.

New Media & Society

The consequences of “The Bird is Free”: A computational analysis of aversive LGBTQIA+ tweets and engagement trends before and after Elon Musk dismantled the platform’s moderation system
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Toward the inclusion of caste and the anti-caste tradition in rhetorical studies

Stroud, S. R.

Quarterly Journal of Speech

Toward the inclusion of caste and the anti-caste tradition in rhetorical studies
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How QAnon Developed from a Fringe Group to a Digital Surrogate for the GOP

Lukito, J., Yang, Y., & Kim, S. J.

Connective Action and the Rise of the Far-Right: Platforms, Politics, and the Crisis of Democracy

How QAnon Developed from a Fringe Group to a Digital Surrogate for the GOP
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Whistleblowing, anonymity, and the Norwegian National Lottery: How to keep a secret identity for 29 months

Browning, L., Scott, C. R., Svenkerud, P., & Sørnes, J. O.

Communication Monographs, 92(4), 728–750

Whistleblowing, anonymity, and the Norwegian National Lottery: How to keep a secret identity for 29 months
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A Solidarity Framework for Representing Suffering: Resisting a Desensitizing Status Quo of Normalizing Social Injustice

Varma, A.

Journal of Communication Inquiry

A Solidarity Framework for Representing Suffering: Resisting a Desensitizing Status Quo of Normalizing Social Injustice
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“Bogeyman terms”: Understanding politically conservative Americans’ folk theories about news bias

Masullo, G. M., Kim, S., & Duchovnay, M.

Journalism

“Bogeyman terms”: Understanding politically conservative Americans’ folk theories about news bias
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The Effects of Political Advertising on Facebook and Instagram before the 2020 US Election

Allcott et al.

NBER Working Paper No. 33818

The Effects of Political Advertising on Facebook and Instagram before the 2020 US Election
How Personal Narratives Empower Politically Disinclined Individuals to Engage in Political Discussions

How Personal Narratives Empower Politically Disinclined Individuals to Engage in Political Discussions

Chebrolu, T., Kumaraguru, P., and Rajadesingan, A.

Websci '25: Proceedings of the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025

How Personal Narratives Empower Politically Disinclined Individuals to Engage in Political Discussions
How Personal Narratives Empower Politically Disinclined Individuals to Engage in Political Discussions

Framing the Fray: Conflict Framing in Indian Election News Coverage

Chebrolu, T., Modepalle, R., Vardhan, N. H., Kumaraguru, P., and Rajadesingan, A.

Websci '25: Proceedings of the 17th ACM Web Science Conference 2025

Framing the Fray: Conflict Framing in Indian Election News Coverage
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“For Your Health” Versus “For the Environment”: Exploring Congruency and Incongruency Between Message Appeals and Temporal Framing

Yun, C. I. H., & Atkinson, L.

Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising

“For Your Health” Versus “For the Environment”: Exploring Congruency and Incongruency Between Message Appeals and Temporal Framing
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Intellectual humility’s effects on political polarization and engagement

Stroud, N. J. & Murray, C.

Human Communication Research

Intellectual humility’s effects on political polarization and engagement
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The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State

Allcott et al.

NBER Working Paper No. 33697

The Effect of Deactivating Facebook and Instagram on Users’ Emotional State
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Connective Democracy: A New Approach to Fighting Political Divisiveness

Masullo, G. M., & Riedl, M. J.

Social Media + Society, 11(1)

Connective Democracy: A New Approach to Fighting Political Divisiveness
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“My body, my choice” versus “officials say” Examining the effects of solidarity and monitorial reporting

Varma, A., Masullo, G., Limov, B., Graham, E., Kim, M. S., & Malik, K. K.

News Research Journal

“My body, my choice” versus “officials say” Examining the effects of solidarity and monitorial reporting
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Ethics, Engagement, and Echo Chambers: Exploring Frontiers of Digital Communication and Conversation in an Age of Artificial Intelligence

Masullo, G. M., Kalman, Y. M., Lewis, S. C.

Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

Ethics, Engagement, and Echo Chambers: Exploring Frontiers of Digital Communication and Conversation in an Age of Artificial Intelligence
The Diffusion and Reach of (Mis)Information on Facebook During the U.S. 2020 Election

The Diffusion and Reach of (Mis)Information on Facebook During the U.S. 2020 Election

González-Bailón, S. et. al

Sociological Science

The Diffusion and Reach of (Mis)Information on Facebook During the U.S. 2020 Election

On the fly: How Japanese social media “watchers” improvise to counter problematic information

Mimizuka, K., Rodarte, A. K., & Arif, A.

New Media & Society

On the fly: How Japanese social media “watchers” improvise to counter problematic information
Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election

Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election

Rodarte, A. K., & Lukito, J.

Political Communication

Does Social Media Level the Political Field or Reinforce Existing Inequalities? Cartographies of the 2022 Brazilian Election

Making academia suck less: Supporting early career researchers studying harmful content online through a feminist ethics of care

Brown, M. A., Lukito, J., Pruden, M. L., & Riedl, M. J.

New Media & Society

Making academia suck less: Supporting early career researchers studying harmful content online through a feminist ethics of care