My research interest lies at the intersection of media, communication, and international political economy: specifically, how the media environment interacts with domestic and international political outcomes of various actors, particularly the mass public (e.g., public opinion, voting behavior) and firms (e.g., political donations, advertisements). I use computational text/image analysis, surveys, and experiments to understand how media coverage affects political behaviors of both domestic and international audiences.

Selected Publications

“The Effects of Polarized Evaluations on Political Participation: Does Hating the Other Side Motivate Voters?” (with Diana Mutz), Public Opinion Quarterly
“Colonizers in the Neighborhood: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Nextdoor Users’ Postracial Strategies” (with Jenny Lee), Information, Communication & Society

Selected Works in Progress

International Public Opinion

“Non-politicized places: Examining the International Source of Anti-Refugee Attitudes” (with Junghyun Lim)
“Cryptocurrency and the State: Evidence from South Korea” (with Nina Obermeier), Presented at IPES 2023
“‘Rededicating Ourselves to the Cause of Bleeding Africa’: Sociotropic Portrayals of Economic Cooperation in US Black Newspapers, 1946–1989” (with Julia Gray and Raymond Hicks), Presented at IPES 2023
“Elite Influence on International Politicization of Economic Organizations”

Digital Media and Its Consequences

“Sanctioning on Social Media Is Driven By (Mis)perceptions of Partisan Norms and Identity Signaling” (with Yphtach Lelkes and Matt Levendusky)
“Twitching, Fast and Slow: Experimentally Reducing Toxicity on Twitch” (with Sangyeon Kim, Drew Dimmery, and Kevin Munger)
“The Army of Anti-Asian Hate: The Effect of Celebrity Endorsement on Pro-Asian Attitudes” (with Yingdan Lu), Under Review

Partisanship in the US

“Performative Capitalism in US Industry” (with Xinyi Wang and Sandra González-Bailón), Presented at IC2S2 2023 Plenary Session
“Are Leaners Closet Partisans? An Update and Re-examination in the Context of Online Probability Surveys” (with Diana Mutz), Revise and Resubmit
“Talking Politics Amid Perceptions of a Polarized America: The Role of Perceived Polarization in Driving Political Self-Censorship” (with Amber Hye-Yon Lee), Revise and Resubmit