I am a postdoctoral research associate at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. I earned my Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Michigan.
Contemporary media environments supply both partisan and misleading information, making it challenging for citizens to navigate. In the face of these challenges, citizens react to news and societal events through their identity, emotions, and personal experiences. I study how these psychological mechanisms enhance the public's collective ability to promote sustainable democracy and society.
My research examines how the news environment, political events, and individual psychology interact to foster democratic accountability and enhance social well-being.
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What challenges do misinformation and polarization pose to traditional media, fact-checking sites, and science communication? What editorial decisions and communication strategies help build public trust in their messages?
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How can emotions and personal experiences help citizens navigate political news, hold politicians accountable, and contribute to benefiting the wider community?
To answer these questions, I use a variety of methodological approaches, including experiments (online, field, quasi), surveys (cross-sectional, panel, scale development), focus group interviews, and text-as-data analysis (media coverage, topic modeling).
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My research transcends traditional subfield boundaries and has been published in International Journal of Press/Politics, Political Psychology, PNAS Nexus, Global Environmental Change, and Journal of Personality Assessment, among others.​