🖥️ New from me and Yini Zhang in Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication. We find that after Trump's defeat, only his female supporters lowered their levels of political expression on Twitter, with the effect being greater for those who expressed a gendered identity in their bio doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/z…

We're recruiting PhD students for fall 2025! Our doctoral program in Media and Public Affairs LSU offers hands-on experiences, expert mentorship, and cutting-edge academics to prepare you for real-world impact. Travel support included. Applications due January 25.

🚀The IC2S2'25 website is LIVE, and submissions are OPEN! 📍Norrköping, Sweden | July 21-24, 2025 Call for Abstracts - DDL: Feb 24, 2025 Call for Tutorials - DDL: Jan 17, 2025 🔗Explore details & submit: ic2s2-2025.org Stay tuned for exciting keynote announcements!

Grateful to have had Mrs. Amalia Rud Stenlöf, member of the Swedish Parliament, give an insightful guest lecture to our class today! Our students gained a deeper understanding of political institutions, campaign advertising, and the influence of social media in Sweden 🇸🇪

It’s an honor to participate in the Summit on News, Civic Participation, and Democracy, hosted by LSU Manship School of Mass Communication and NORC. Grateful for the engaging discussion on trust in media and its role in civic participation.

How can LLMs advance political science? We explore their potential for theory & methodology, key challenges, and the future: domain-specific datasets, bias/fairness, human expertise, and new evaluation criteria. #AI #PoliticalScience

🚨Special issue on GenAI at Computational Communication Research Computational Communication Research due on Dec 31!

✨Out now: The Fall Issue (Nr. 30) of the Political Communication Report!✨ “What does PolComm Stand for? Normative Dimensions of Political Communication Research & Theorizing” 📖 Full issue: politicalcommunication.org/issue/fall-202… A 🧵 on the essays featured in this issue:

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1/ Our meta-analysis of 49 top political science publications using two-way fixed effects (TWFE) models w/ panel data is conditionally accepted at American Political Science Review. [arxiv.org/pdf/2309.15983] w/ Albert Chiu Ziyi Liu Xingchen Lan 🧵

We’re seeking a leader to join the Manship School as the Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Initiatives. lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/Journa…

Psychologists have posited hundreds of cognitive biases over the years. A fascinating new paper argues that they all boil down to one of a handful of fundamental beliefs coupled with confirmation bias. [Link below.]

🔖New chapter out! What do Americans really think about climate change? 📊 Since 1997, large majorities have held "green" views - yet policy lags behind. Check out our deep dive into 25+ years of public opinion data. link.springer.com/referenceworke…

Excited to share that my project Public Perceptions of Renewable Energy and Carbon Capture in Louisiana has been awarded funding by the LSU Institute for Energy Innovation! Grateful for the support and looking forward to collaborating with Reilly Center 🌿⚡️ #EnergyResearch #LSU

⛳️New Pub⛳️ Are patients ready for AI-assisted diagnosis? In our new JMIR Publications paper, we found that mentioning AI use reduces trust in doctors and the intention to seek care -- across all demographics and partisanship. 🧵Read here: jmir.org/2025/1/e66083 #AIethics #healthcare

Practical experience ‘likely offers a more accurate view of #AI’s strengths and weaknesses,’ which may explain why frequent users show less aversion to its use in medical diagnostics. Catherine Chen Journal of Medical Internet Research JMIR Publications ow.ly/81mM50Wg6Ey

Out in PNASNews today!! We ran a field experiment with ~1000 high school students & found: ✅ Unsurprisingly, GenAI boosts performance ⚠️ But it hurts learning -- students perform worse on a follow-up exam 🛡️ Careful guardrails can prevent this harm ⁦pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

LSU is hiring at the assistant level in Comparative (open specialization), and two positions in Judicial Politics. CP job should post soon and judicial job is live. I’m on the CP search committee but happy to answer questions about both searches!