Academic Publications

The role of geolocation data in U.S. political campaigning: How digital political strategists perceive it
September 5, 2023
Convergence

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Cameroon: The Role of Medical Mistrust and Social Media Use
2023
Journal of Health Communication

The Roles of Social Media Use and Medical Mistrust in Black Americans’ COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: The RISP Model Perspective
2023
Health Communication

What Makes an Influence Operation Malign?
August 5, 2023
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

What Role Do Messaging Apps Play in Autocrats’ Propaganda?
August 5, 2023
Centre for International Governance Innovation

How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign?
2023
Science 381, 398-404

Asymmetric ideological segregation in exposure to political news on Facebook
2023
Science 381, 392-398

Reshares on social media amplify political news but do not detectably affect beliefs or opinions
2023
Science 381, 404-408

Like-minded sources on Facebook are prevalent but not polarizing
2023
Nature

Curbing the decline of local news by building relationships with the audience
2023
Journal of Communication

A new solution to political divisiveness: Priming a sense of common humanity through Facebook meme-like posts
2023
New Media & Society

Attacks Against Journalists in Brazil: Catalyzing Effects and Resilience During Jair Bolsonaro’s Government
July 5, 2023
The International Journal of Press/Politics

Messaging Apps: A Rising Tool for Informational Autocrats
July 5, 2023
Political Research Quarterly

The World’s Strongmen Continue to Bend Social Media to Their Will
July 5, 2023
The New York Times

Bot-to-bot Communication: Relationships, Infrastructure, and Identity
July 5, 2023
The SAGE Handbook of Human–Machine Communication

Abortion Activists Are Targets of Violent, Gendered Threats After Overturn of Roe
July 5, 2023
Teen Vogue

Attacks Against Journalists in Brazil: Catalyzing Effects and Resilience During Jair Bolsonaro’s Government
July 5, 2023
The International Journal of Press/Politics

Partisan Memes as a Catalyst for Homophilous Networks
2023
Political Communication

In different worlds: The contributions of polarization and platforms to partisan (mis)perceptions
2023
New Media & Society

How Gen Z is Changing Anti-Abortion Extremism Through ‘Queering’
June 5, 2023
Global Network on Extremism and Technology

The Hindutva-Whatsapp ecosystem: Digital hate against Indian Muslims on Whatsapp
June 5, 2023
Rappler

Representing “The People”: What Can Social Media Images Reveal About Populist Propaganda in Brazil?
June 5, 2023
Social Media + Society

As Beijing’s Propaganda Grows More Aggressive, the West Should Take Note
June 5, 2023
Centre for International Governance Innovation

Political Influencers on Social Media: An Introduction
June 5, 2023
Social Media + Society, 9(2)

TikTok has a political influencer problem targeted at Gen Z voters
June 5, 2023
The Hill

A Google Trends Analysis of Interest in Nonbinary Identities
2023
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Using Facebook Messenger versus Groups for News Engagement
2023
Digital Journalism

Chat Apps, Mass Mobilization, and Authoritarian Control: Assessing Evidence from Egypt, Iran, and Morocco
May 5, 2023
Digital Technologies in Emerging Countries

Enabling Independent Research Without Unleashing Ethics Disasters
May 5, 2023
Tech Policy Press

Interactive Health Messages Work Better for Those Who Feel Less in Control: The Role of External Health Locus of Control and Risk Perception
2023
Journal of Health Communication