2023
Selected Academic Research
The public sphere and contemporary lifeworld: reconstruction in the context of systemic crises
Published in: Communication Theory
Authors: Lewis A. Friedland, Risto Kunelius
Threats as Political Communication.
Published in: Political Communication, Forum section.
Authors: Nathan P. Kalmoe, Lilliana Mason.
Talking Past Each Other on Twitter: Thematic, Event, & Temporal Divergences in Polarized Partisan Expression on Immigration.
Published in: Political Communication.
Authors: Xiaoya Jiang, Jisoo Kim, Yini Zhang, Dhavan Shah, Jon Pevehouse.
The Effects of Vaccine Efficacy Information on Vaccination Intentions through Perceived Response Efficacy and Hope.
Published in: Journal of Health Communication, 2023
Authors: Linqi Lu, Jiawei Liu, Sang Jung Kim, Ran Tao, Dhavan V. Shah, Douglas M. McLeod.
“Think Global, Act Local”: How #MeToo Hybridized Across Borders and Platforms for Contextual Relevance.
Published in: Information, Communication & Society, 2023.
Authors: Jiyoun Suk, Yibing Sun, Luhang Sun, Mengyu Li, Catalina Farias, Shreenita Ghosh, Hyerin Kwon, Porismita Borah, Darshana Mini, Teresa Correa, Christine Garlough, Dhavan Shah.
Red Media vs. Blue Media: Social Distancing and Partisan News Media Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Published in: Journal of Health Communication, 2023.
Authors: Porismita Borah, Juwon Hwang, Shreenita Ghosh, Markus Brauer, Dhavan Shah.
Building an ICCN Multimodal Classifier of Aggressive Political Debate Style: Towards a Computational Understanding of Candidate Performance Over Time.
Published in: Communication Methods and Measures, 2023.
Authors: Dhavan V. Shah, Zhongkai Sun, Erik Bucy, Sang Jung Kim, Yibing Sun, Mengyu Li, William Sethares.
Political Events in a Partisan Media Ecology: Asymmetric Influence on Candidate Appraisals.
Published in: Mass Communication and Society, 2023.
Authors: Jiyoun Suk, Dhavan V. Shah, Leticia Bode, Stephanie Edgerly, Kjerstin Thorson, Emily Vraga, Chris Wells, Jon Pevehouse.
2022
Ideology and COVID-19 Vaccination Intention: Perceptual Mediators and Communication Moderators.
Published in: Journal of Health Communication, 2022. Online First.
Authors: Xiaoya Jiang, Juwon Hwang, Min-Hsin Su, Michael W. Wagner and Dhavan V. Shah.
Reactive and Asymmetric Communication Flows: Social Media Discourse and Partisan News Framing in the Wake of Mass Shootings.
Published in: International Journal of Press/Politics, 2022.
Authors: Yini Zhang, Dhavan V. Shah, Sebastián Valenzuela, Jon Pevehouse.
Battleground: Asymmetric Communication Ecologies and the Erosion of Civil Society in Wisconsin.
Published in: Elements in Politics and Communication Series, Stuart Soroka, Ed. Cambridge University Press. 2022.
Authors: Lewis Friedland, Dhavan V. Shah, Michael W. Wagner, Chris Wells, Katherine J. Cramer, Jon C.W. Pevehouse.
Spatial Polarization, Partisan Climate, and Participatory Actions: Do Congenial Contexts Lead to Mobilization, Resignation, Activation, or Complacency?
Published in: Political Behavior, 2022.
Authors: Jiyoun Suk, Douglas McLeod, Dhavan V. Shah.
Covering #MeToo Across the News Spectrum: Political Accusation and Public Events as Drivers of Press Attention.
Published in: International Journal of Press/Politics, 2022
Authors: Shreenita Ghosh, Min-Hsin Su, Aman Abhishek, Jiyoun Suk, Chau Tong, Ornella Hills, Teresa Correa, Christine Garlough, Porismita Borah, Dhavan Shah.
Vaccine Discourse During the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Thematic Structure and Source Patterns Informing Efforts to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy.
Published in: PLoS ONE, 2022.
Authors: Juwon Hwang, Min-Hsin Su, Xiaoya Jiang, Ruixue Lian, Arina Tveleneva, Dhavan Shah
Algorithmic Communicators in the Hybrid Media System: How Social Bots Selectively Promoted Polarized Issues during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Published in: Human Communication Research, 2022
Authors: Zening Duan, Jianing Li, Josephine Lukito, Dhavan Shah, Sijia Yang.
2020-21
Free & Fair? The Differential Experiences of Voting Barriers & Voting Policies in American Midterm Elections.
Published in: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2021.
Authors: Jordan Foley, Michael W. Wagner, Ceri Hughes, Jiyoun Suk, Katherine J. Cramer, Lewis A.Friedland, Dhavan V. Shah.
News Media Use, Talk Networks, and Anti-Elitism across Geographic Location: Evidence from Wisconsin.
Published in: International Journal of Press/Politics, 2021.
Authors: Chris Wells, Lewis A. Friedland, Ceri Hughes, Dhavan V. Shah, Jiyoun Suk, Michael W. Wagner.
Understanding Trump Supporters’ News Use: Beyond the Fox News Bubble.
Published in: The Forum, 2020.
Authors: Dempsey, Sadie, Jiyoun Suk, Katherine J. Cramer, Lewis A. Friedland, Michael W. Wagner, Dhavan V. Shah.
Do Improving Conditions Harden Partisan Preferences? Communication, Context, and Political Evaluations During Periods of Contention.
Published in: International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 2020.
Authors: Jiy0un Suk, Dhavan V. Shah, Chris Wells, Michael W. Wagner, Lewis A. Friedland, Katherine J. Cramer, Ceri Hughes, Charles Franklin.
Formative Work
When We Stop Talking Politics: The Maintenance and Closing of Conversation in Contentious Times.
Published in: Journal of Communication, 2017.
Authors: Chris Wells, Katherine J. Cramer, Michael W. Wagner, German Alvarez, Lewis A. Friedland, Dhavan V. Shah, Leticia Bode, Stephanie Edgerly, Itay Gabay, Charles Franklin.
Cultural Worldviews and Contentious Politics: Evaluative Asymmetry in High-Information Environments.
Published in: The Good Society, 2014.
Authors: Michael W. Wagner, Chris Wells, Lewis A. Friedland, Katherine J. Cramer, Dhavan V. Shah.